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Description
Docket #0195 - Hearing regarding a city-level Conservation Corps for Boston
A
Good
afternoon
everyone
you
got
two
bangs,
I'm
calling
this
hearing
to
order
for
the
record.
My
name
is
kendra
lara
district,
six
city
councillor,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks.
I'm
joined
this
morning
by
my
colleagues,
a
counselor
kenzie
bach,
from
district
8
counselor
at
large
aaron
murphy,
counselor
from
district
9
liz
braden,
and
my
vice
chair
counselor,
president
ed
flynn
from
district
two
district,
four
city
councilor,
brian
warrell
and
city
councilor
at
large
roofsy
louisiana.
A
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
0195,
an
order
for
hearing
regarding
a
city
level
conservation
corps
for
boston.
We
will
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
this
hearing.
If
you're,
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
please
sign
up
on
the
cheat
on
the
sheet
near
the
chamber
entrance
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
ccc.ep
boston.gov
again,
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
send
an
email
to
ccc.ep
boston.gov
for
the
link
for
all
testimony,
please
state
your
name
neighborhood
or
affiliation,
and
try
to
keep
your
comments
to
two
minutes.
A
We
are
joined
this
morning
by
the
city's
chief
this
afternoon.
Thank
you
michelle
this
afternoon
by
the
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space,
reverend
mariama
whitehammond,
the
commissioner
of
parks
and
recreation,
ryan,
woods
and
executive
director
for
the
youth,
green
jobs,
initiative,
davo
jefferson,
as
well
as
the
director
of
workforce
development
trinwyn,
who
will
be
joining
us
virtually
on
zoom.
A
We
are
also
joined
virtually
by
the
executive
director
of
philadelphia
power
corps,
julia
hillengas
and
the
director
of
technical
assistance,
daniel
lawson
welcome
before
turning
the
floor
to
our
panel,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
docket's
lead
sponsor
counselor
kenzie
bach
for
her
opening
remarks.
Counselor
back,
you
have
the
floor.
B
Thank
you
so
much,
I'm
really
thrilled
to
be
here
today.
I'm
excited
to
be
joined
by
so
many
colleagues,
because
I
feel
like
the
program
that
we're
going
to
hear
about.
It
really
has
been
a
collaboration
between
the
council
and
now
three
administrations
and
it's
very
exciting,
to
be
at
the
juncture
that
we're
at
so
in
fall
of
2020.
B
In
on
an
amazing
model
on
this
front
power
core
in
philadelphia
and
right
when
we
had
kind
of
started
talking
to
power,
core
chief
white
hammond
came
aboard
and
has
really
led.
I
think
an
amazing
effort
again
under
you
know,
coming
from
the
walsh
administration,
through
the
jne
administration
and
now
the
wu
administration,
to
really
push
forward
the
reality
of
a
green
jobs
program,
and
you
know
when
she
was
still
on
the
council.
B
So
our
intention
with
this
hearing
today,
was
really
to
give
the
department
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
the
pilot.
That's
planned
to
kick
off
this
summer.
The
important
preparatory
work
that
they've
been
doing
already.
I
I
wish
that
we
could
bring
the
whole
council
to
philadelphia
and
see
what
they've
been
doing,
and
perhaps
we.
C
B
At
some
point,
but
in
the
meantime,
this
hearing's
sort
of
the
next
best
thing
in
terms
of
having
both
power
core
here
and
having
chief
white
hammond
and
mr
jefferson,
the
executive
director,
who
have
been
able
to
go
to
philadelphia
and
talk
about
that.
I
was
able
to
go
there
and
really
see
what
they've
done
and,
even
though
in
boston.
I
think
we
can
always
do
things
the
best.
B
That
lets
us
lead
on
both
these
fronts
of
economic
and
racial
justice
and
climate
justice,
and
that
you
know,
is
a
pipeline
that
leads
to
real
good
quality
jobs
and
a
growing
both
public
and
private
sector
workforce
in
green
areas.
Whether
we're
talking
about
green
storm,
water
infrastructure,
you
know
building
our
urban
canopy
just
you
know
everything
green
retrofits,
I
think
there's
a
world
of
work
here
and
the
council,
through
a
number
of
other
initiatives,
is
driving.
Commitment
to
those
birdo
is
going
to
drive
the
green
retrofit
world.
B
We've
got
an
urban
forestry
plan
and
I
just
think
that
it
would
be
a
huge
missed
opportunity
if
we
didn't
figure
out
how
to
help
our
young
people
be
the
ones
who
answer
the
call
and
get
those
good
jobs
so
really
excited
about
this,
and
just
very
grateful
to
the
department
for
all
the
work
that
they've
been
doing.
That
I
know
we're
going
to
hear
about
so.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
D
Murphy
you
have
the
floor.
Thank
you,
cheer
lara
and
my
colleagues
and
thank
you
to
the
panelists
who
are
here.
I'm
just
really
excited
to
hear
about
this
program
and
learn
how
I
can
be
in
support
of
it
and
how
make
sure
that
it
gets
kicked
off
this
summer
and
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
it's
successful
so
looking
forward
to
the
conversation.
So
thank
you
very
much.
C
The
floor.
Thank
you
counselor
lara,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
panelists
who
are
here
this
afternoon
and
the
folks
who
are
joining
us
remotely.
I'm
incredibly
excited
about
this
opportunity
and
to
develop
our
very
own
boston's
power
corps.
There's
a
huge
amount
of
work
to
do
these
green
jobs
are
the
works
there.
C
We
just
have
to
make
sure
that
we
give
our
young
people
their
skills
so
that
they
can
take
advantage.
They
can
really
participate
in
in
the
work
and
take
advantage
of
these
new
opportunities
to
really
work
towards
making
our
our
our
city
a
more
livable
resilient
city
as
we
face
the
challenges
of
climate
change,
etc.
So
I'm
really
excited
for
the
conversation
this
afternoon.
I
want
to
thank
you
all.
I
know
you've
been
working
diligently
on
this
for
the
for
since
I've
since
I've
been
on
this
this
body.
C
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
important
issue
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
as
well,
and
I'm
here
to
learn
more
about
about
this.
I
certainly
support
support
what
we're
doing
here
today,
but
I
I
also
would
like
to
acknowledge
the
the
sponsors,
for
you,
know
their
great
work
and
in
reaching
out
to
other
cities
as
well
across
the
country
in
learning
from
each
other
and
sharing
sharing
stories
and
sharing
best
practices
and
solutions.
E
So
I
think
that's
an
effective
way
to
be
a
leader
in
government
is
learning
from
each
other
and
not
not
assuming
we
have
all
the
answers,
but
it's
about
cooperation
and
working
well
together
and
showing
each
other
respect.
So
thank
you
to
my
city,
council,
colleagues
and
thank
you
to
the
administration
team.
That's
here
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
champ.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
break
council
brock
braden
to
bringing
this
to
our
attention
and
whenever
you're
going
to
philadelphia.
Please
count
me
in
but
yes,
I
I've
taken,
did
some
research
on
the
power
corpse
corpse
model
and
it's
a
great
model
and
it
empowers
and
it
educates
and
it
employs
you
know:
people
in
environmental
justice
neighborhoods
on
on
environmental
on
environments.
F
A
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
this
hearing.
Thank
you
to
the
sponsors,
to
counselor
bach
and
to
council's
brain
council
braden
for
bringing
us
to
our
attention.
We
obviously
all
here,
know
the
enormity
of
the
climate
justice
issues
that
we're
facing
here
as
a
city,
and
I'm
excited
to
learn
more
about
the
power
corps
boss
to
learn
more
about
power
corps
boston.
G
I'm
excited
to
also
think
about
how
we
can
connect
this
work
to
what's
happening
at
boston,
public
schools
and
preparing
our
kids
for
jobs
of
the
future,
so
really
excited
for
this
pilot
program
and
to
see
how
we
can
make
a
pilot
program
more
permanent
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
A
Thank
you,
council,
religion.
We
have
a
need
in
the
city
right
now
and
I
think
the
need
that
we
have
is
to
ensure
that
we
are
climate
resilient
and
where
there's
a
need,
there's
always
an
opportunity,
and
I
think
that
this
is
one
of
the
opportunities
that's
being
presented
to
us
right
now.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
have
this
conversation,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
the
floor
over
to
our
panelists
and
I'm
going
to
start
with
chief
white
hammond
chief
white
hammond.
You
have
the
floor.
H
Thank
you.
So
I
want
to
just
start
by
thanking
the
council
for
not
just
your
interest
and
focus
on
this,
but
also
the
investment
of
three
million
dollars
that
you
helped
to
broker
last
year.
That
really
is
getting
this
program
off
the
ground,
and
I
know
a
number
of
you
have.
We've
talked
on
other
issues,
and
this
is
a
real
opportunity,
not
just
where,
how
we'll
start,
but
the
way
that
it
can
grow
and
expand.
H
I
also
want
to
know
that
this
is
an
amazing
partnership.
I
mean,
I
think,
as
as
was
mentioned,
I
went
with
councilor
bach
on
to
see
them
in
philadelphia
on
october
1st.
We
both
actually
were
happening
to
be
in
philly
for
other
things.
At
the
same
time,
we're
like,
let's
go,
see
power
core
and
I
was
blown
away,
but
the
only
reason
that
we
could
get
moving
so
quickly
is
that
it's
really
an
amazing
partnership.
H
We've
had
an
investment
from
the
folks
at
soar
and
yee
and
bps
and
public
safety,
and
our
core
partner
in
this
has
been
owd.
I'm
really
thankful
for
trent
and
her
team
who've
just
been
figuring
out
how
we
get
something
going
with
the
very
little
bit
of
time
and
they've.
You
know
stepped
in
in
all
sorts
of
big
and
small
ways
to
sort
of
make
this
move
forward.
H
H
H
I
someone
who's
been
involved
with
the
climate
movement
for
a
while
now
often
hear
people
talk
about
the
opportunity
that
can
be,
but
I
need
to
be
honest.
How
rarely
I
see
that
opportunity
realized,
and
so,
if
there
is
anything
that
I
am
excited
to
have
been
able
to
work
on
in
my
short
tenure,
I'm
not
even
yet
at
a
year
yet.
H
So
as
it
was
mentioned,
we
looked
at
a
number
of
different
models.
There
are
promising
models
in
arizona
and
brooklyn
and
other
places.
There
are
lots
of
people
doing
good
things,
but
we
felt
like
philly
was
far
and
away
the
best,
and
I
think
I
I
you
know-
I
told
kids,
because
when
I
first
looked
at
their
website,
I
you
know
I've
done
youth
work.
Anybody
can
find
a
couple
of
good
young
people
to
put
on
their
website
and
claim
that
they're
doing
great
work.
I
was
like
I
need
to
kick
the
tires
on
this.
H
I
need
to
go
visit
and
see
what's
really
happening,
and
I
remember
that
very
first
meeting
the
person
who
was
supposed
to
be
there
didn't
didn't
show
and
we
only
had
one
person
and
he
was
a
slightly
nervous
because
he
was
like
I
didn't
know.
I
was
running
this
whole
thing,
but
his
name
was
aaron
kirkland
and
he
is
the
manager
of
the
green
stormwater
infrastructure
program
for
the
philadelphia
water
department
and
he
had
finished
power
core
about
six
years
earlier
and
and
was
a
returning
citizen
who
said
I'm
not
going
back
to
jail.
H
I
am
going
to
find
a
job
and
a
career
that
allows
me
to
raise
my
family
and
now
he
oversees
the
entire
green
stormwater
infrastructure
program
in
the
water
department.
70
of
the
folks
in
that
unit
are
power
core
graduates,
the
opportunity
to
see
other
young
adults
like
himself
to
supervise
them,
sometimes
to
have
to
discipline
them.
H
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
and
you're
going
to
hear
from
davos,
specifically
about
some
of
where
we
are
exactly.
But
I
do
want
to
note
that
our
goal
is
to
transform
the
sector
we've
heard
from
people
time
and
time
again.
There
are
so
many
parts
of
the
green
economy
that
are
struggling
to
find
trained
workers.
H
H
H
Has
a
business
himself
and
one
of
the
things
we've
talked
about
is
a
way
to
build
on
the
philly
model
is.
Can
we
also
include
something?
That's
about
entrepreneurship?
Are
there
opportunities
for
our
folks
not
just
to
be
workers
but
to
gain
the
skills
to
own
their
own
businesses
and
be
subcontractors
with
the
city?
We're
rebuilding
parks
every
day?
And
it's
it's
a
struggle
to
find
subcontractors
of
color
and
women
that
we
could
hire
into
those.
H
I'm
hoping
that
these
folks,
as
they
get
the
skills
and
move
through,
find
those
first
jobs
build
up
those
skill
sets.
They
can
also
be
the
kind
of
contractors
that
we
can
hire
back
in
to
rebuild
our
parks
to
work
with
public
works,
to
do
the
kind
of
stormwater
infrastructure
projects.
That
boston
also
needs,
and
I
want
to
name
the
excitement
we
have
in
transforming
our
own
departments,
particularly
the
parks
department.
H
We
are
building
all
these
climate-ready
parks
and
I'm
excited
I'm
glad
we're
putting
in
the
bioswales
and
that
we're
looking
at
all
of
the
different
ways
that
we
can
address
heat.
We
have
not
yet
trained
our
workers
to
be
able
to
do
the
work
in
our
parks
in
some
instances,
and
this
is
a
workforce
development
opportunity.
H
H
Nobody
right
now
has
the
capacity
to
touch
them
in
any
way.
They
can
be
and
will
be
a
training
ground
that
allows
those
young
folks
to
learn
what
those
invasive
species
are.
But
what
we're
really
excited
about
is
they
can
actually
get
them
out
of
our
urban
wilds
as
they
learn
how
to
use
a
train
saw
and
prune
a
tree.
I
got
trees
for
days
that
need
some
good
attention,
and
so
I
we're
really
excited
that.
H
Not
only
will
they
develop
the
skills
and
be
future
workers,
but
in
the
training
process
they
will
be
able
to
address
some
critical
needs
that
we
have
across
the
city.
As
I
mentioned,
we're
going
to
be
focusing
heavily
on
urban
forestry
and
david
might
share
his
own
story
about
being
out
there.
He
went
to
their
chainsaw
training.
H
I
I'm
signing
up
for
our
chainsaw
training.
There's
a
one
one
of
the
members
of
the
one
of
the
captains
of
the
coast
guard
heard
me
talking
about
it.
She's
signing
up
for
the
chainsaw
training,
so
you
might
have
doubled
the
number
of
the
people
in
the
chainsaw
training.
Just
to
give
you
a
heads
up
and
we
think
that's
really
important
and
exciting-
we're
also
looking
at
park
rangers
which,
as
I
think
some
of
you
know,
we
are
at
half
capacity
with
our
park
rangers.
H
We
have
eight
open
positions,
really
excited
to
train
some
young
folks
to
get
out
there
and
help
our
park
rangers,
but
also
to
be
ready
for
a
career
that
allows
them
to
go
in
actually
a
lot
of
different,
exciting
conservation
directions.
We're
all
getting
excited
about
learning,
how
to
oil
geese
eggs
to
help
control
the
geese
population.
H
So
I
didn't
even
know
that
was
a
thing,
but
now
I'm
excited
to
go
out
there
and
learn
along
with
them.
So
I
I
just
want
to
and
you'll
get
a
lot
more
details
by
saying
we're
really
thankful
for
your
investment,
you
that
three
million
dollars
will
cover
the
first
one
and
a
half
years
of
power
core.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
say,
and
we
could
still
use
help
if
there
are
additional
funds.
H
But
if
we
can
make
sure
that
that
security
is
there,
I
was
a
non-profit
executive
director
and
I
left
the
work
I
told
people.
I
had
post-traumatic
fundraising
disorder
when
you're
having
to
shuffle
between
paying
attention
to
the
quality
of
the
program
and
trying
to
bring
in
the
dollars
it
does
not
always
make
for
the
strongest
work.
So
we
would
love
whatever
support
additional
support.
You
can
give
to
help
us
use
those
arpa
funds
in
a
way
that
really
lift
our
communities
up
over
the
long
run.
A
I
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
having
us
this
afternoon
and
just
want
to
say
you
guys
have
a
fantastic
team
in
boston
between
hosting
the
counselor
and
chief
boy.
Hammond
last
fall
to
being
up
in
your
town
in
end
of
january,
right
after
the
big
snowstorm,
my
dad
and
really
meeting
a
wide
variety
of
stakeholders,
and
then
you
know
listening
just
now
and
keeping
track
of
how
the
project
is
going.
You
guys
really
have
a
fantastic
team,
great
vision
and
the
excitement
is
palpable.
I
You
know,
and
so
I
think
we're
excited
to
be
supporting
as
best
as
we
can
and
really
today.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
brief
refresher
on
what
was
the
thing
that
that
inspired.
You
know
the
everyone
that
you
just
heard
how's
it
played
out
in
philly
and
then
you
know,
you'll
hear
from
from
dabo
and
others
about
how
it's
really
playing
out
in
boston
and
the
role
that
we
can
do
to
support.
I
So
just
thank
you
for
having
us-
and
you
know-
we're
honored
we're
honored
to
be
able
to
help
another
city
out,
because
we
have
something
that
is
very
special
to
us,
but
we
don't
want
to
keep
it
a
secret.
We
know
there
are
young
people
everywhere.
We
know
there
are
cities
everywhere
that
are
that
are
struggling
with
things
and,
as
you
heard,
multiple
people
say
we
found
that
there's
an
opportunity
to
take
great
investment,
great
initiatives
address
them
together
and
really
amplify
the
impact,
and
so
why?
Why
do
anywhere?
I
I
So,
to
help
young
people
and
individuals
connect
economic
opportunity,
but
to
do
that
by
advancing
larger
city-wide
goals
that
everyone
benefited
from
can
benefit
from
just
to
give
a
little
visual
flavor.
You
heard
some
of
those
things.
We
were
happy
to
have
guests
from
boston,
come
down
anytime,
our
staff,
our
young
people.
They
love
talking
about
what
they
do.
They
love
guests.
I
We
have
dave,
had
the
opportunity
to
spend
a
whole
week
with
us,
and
we
had
very
full
days
that
were
interactive
and
meeting
with
a
wide
variety
of
both
young
people
and
staff,
and
so
really
the
invite
is
open.
We're
happy
to
have
that
happen
in
any
time
and
happy
to
host
another
contingent,
but
to
give
you
all
sense
in
the
middle
here
this
is
you
know
our
urban
forestry
team
learning
how
to
climb
trees,
so
they
can
prune
limbs
that
are
higher
up.
I
We
have
our
green
storm
infrastructure
team
attending
to
tree
trenches
and
making
sure
that
system
underneath
the
ground
works
and
keeps
the
flooding
and
storm
water
sort
of
contained
during
during
storm
events,
so
that
doesn't
flood.
We
have
our
solar
installation
team
up
here.
Top
left
learning
how
to
you
know,
enter
the
clean
energy
industry.
I
Job
have
a
lot
of
talent
to
give,
but
it
hasn't
been
brought
out,
and
so
we
see
our
our
goals
with
our
young
people
is
to
help
bring
out
those
talents
to
help
them
find
where
they
would
be
best
applied
in
different
industries,
different
career
explorations
and
to
make
that
match
with
employers,
who
you
know,
are
seeking
secret
employees
right
now.
There's
tons
of
vacancies
there's
a
lot
of
good
work
to
be
done.
I
It's
really
about
helping
facilitate
that
match
for
folks
who
really
want
to
work
really
want
to
show
what
they
can
contribute
to
jobs
that
have
a
purpose
and
those
employers
are
having
a
struggling
time,
finding
young
people
who
can
do
that
or
people
who
can
do
that
in
our
model.
At
this
point
you
know
we're
nine
years
in
we
have
a
two
phase
model
foundations.
Is
that
bread
and
butter?
If
you,
if
you
have
in
your
head,
like
the
an
updated
version
of
the
1930s
civilian
conservation
corps,
is
a
crew-based.
I
I
I
know
that
we're
already
in
the
works
planning
to
launch
industry
academies
in
year
two
and
so
know
that
that
you
guys
will
be
up
here
very
quickly
and
so
just
to
re-emphasize
the
pillars
of
how
we
do
our
work.
We're
recruiting
that
on
tap
talent,
we're
working
with
employers
to
line
and
co-design
all
that
training
so
that
young
people
are
getting
the
training
that's
needed
in
the
industry
today
and
not
what
someone
thought
it
was
in
the
textbook.
I
You
know
a
couple
of
decades
ago,
everything
is
paid
to
the
young
person
so
that
training
is
paid
to
young
people,
so
they
can
meet
their
basic
economic
needs,
while
they're
doing
their
training
and
connecting
to
other
work
experiences,
and
it's
very
hands-on.
So
it's
about
80
20,
split
of
hands-on
work-based
training
with
classroom
content
training
as
well.
I
Finally,
our
goal
is
you
know
that
folks
are
getting
quality
jobs
and
advancing
through
those
careers.
So,
as
chief
white
hammond
talked
about
aaron,
who
now
runs
the
entire
green
stormwater
operations,
division
has
multiple
crew
chiefs.
That
report
into
him,
who
are
all
alumni.
We
also
have
folks
in
the
private
sector,
who
are
running
the
subsurface
operations
for
for
a
private
sector
engineering
firm.
We
have
young
people
who
are
the
hiring
managers
now
in
in
tree
companies
and
and
in
solar
companies,
and
so
really
wanting
folks
to
get
into
the
industry.
I
This
goes
a
little
bit
deeper
and,
like
I
said
it's
a
lot
of
text.
This
is
actually
all
on
our
website
powercorephl.org
model,
and
this
really
started
as
just
one
ingredient
structure
and
we've
been
able
to
scale
it
once
you
figure
out
the
sort
of
what
the
recipe
is
and
connect
with
those
employers,
people
are
hungry
for
it
and
it
really
it
works,
and
so
we
have
masonry
that
we
built
out
with
our
local
union.
I
We
have
solar,
white,
solar
futures
urban
forestry
park,
rangers
that
we're
talking
quite
a
bit
more
with
the
park
rangers
here
and
youth
work,
and
so
those
again
are
this
ecosystem
of
employers,
public
need
of
young
people
in
the
program
sort
of
coming
together
to
make
that
very
smooth
pathway.
We
have
all
these
dots.
We
have
all
these
resources.
How
do
we
just
connect
that
into
a
very
smooth
pathway,
a
little
bit
about
how
it's
been
working
in
philly
and
you've
heard
those
anecdotes
about
aaron's?
I
Actually,
his
pictures
on
the
far
right.
This
could
give
you
a
sense
of
what
the
past
eight
years
have
been
like.
So
for
us,
over
90
of
our
graduates
move
right
into
employment.
We
are
very
honored
that
over
30
of
our
staff
at
this
point
are
alumni,
so
they've
gone
through
the
program.
They
they
want
to
train
other
people
in
the
ways
that
they've
been
trained
and
I'd
say
that
you
know
we're
talking
about
big
dollars
and
know
that
about
40
of
the
budget
is
going
into
direct
benefits
to
young
people.
I
I
I
Finally,
what
we're
all
here
to
talk
about
today
is
we.
We
started
working
with
other
cities.
You
know
very
recently
and
boston
being
one
of
the
second
ones
that
we
started
working
with
alongside
buffalo
to
really
to
take
the
defining
elements
of
what
we
see
in
this
model
has
to
have
cross-sector
collaboration.
I
talked
a
lot
about
between
government,
private
sector
and
public
sector.
It
has
to
engage
young
people
who,
who
otherwise
don't
have
or
don't
see
a
pathway
for
options
for
themselves.
I
And
so
that's
really
the
work
that
my
colleague,
daniel
and
I
have
been
doing
and
we'll
continue
to
do
with
davo
and
chief
white
hammond
and
the
team,
and
you
know
we're
always
happy
to
answer
more
questions
now
or
offline
and,
like
I
said
that
that
really
is
a
open
call.
Anyone
would
like
to
come
down
we're
happy
to
have
you
so
I'll.
Stop
sharing
now
happy
to
answer
questions,
or
we
can
hear
from
dave
about
the
very
detailed
specifics
that
we're
excited
to
talk
more
about.
A
J
How's
everybody
doing
today,
thank
you
guys
for
having
me.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
just
show
my
appreciation
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
guys.
Today
I
am
davo
jefferson.
I
have
the
privilege
of
being
the
founding
executive
director
for
what
is
going
to
be
called
power
core
boston.
We
went
through
a
number
of
name
iterations,
but
we've
landed
on
power,
core
boston
and
I'm
I'm
very
happy
about
that.
So
without
any
further
ado,
I
am
going
to
go
into
my
presentation
and
give
you
guys
a
program
overview.
J
All
right,
so,
thank
you
so
without
any
further
ado,
a
couple
of
goals
that
we
have
we're
looking
to
promote
workforce
development
for
opportunity,
youth
and
growing
industries,
and
we're
also
looking
to
support
environmental
stewardship
in
the
city
of
boston's
climate
policies,
a
few
core
values
that
power
corps
philly
set
up,
and
we
feel
that
they're
very
important
and
we're
in
line
with
them
as
well.
Cross-Sector
collaboration
opportunity,
youth
engagement
service
as
a
strategy.
J
J
Earlier
this
year,
power
core
philly,
came
up
to
boston
and
talked
to
us
about
some
of
their
motto
and
helped
us
think
through
a
few
things
on
how
we
might
go
about
setting
up
our
model
here
february
2022,
I
was
appointed
the
executive
director,
and
this
month
we've
been
working
on
the
boston
program
officially
being
named
powerpuff
boston.
There
was
some
licensing
issues
that
we
needed
to
pan
out
and
was
able
to
do
so.
J
So
it's
official
now
also
this
month
and
next
month,
we'll
be
looking
to
hire
some
staff
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
who
we've
been
able
to
hire
thus
far
shortly
next
month
in
may
we're
looking
to
recruit
program
participants
that
will
take
place
in
the
program
and
then
we're
looking
to
launch
in
may.
So
it's
a
pretty
aggressive
timeline.
We
have
a
lot
of
stuff
happening
feels
like
sipping
from
a
water
faucet,
but
it's
a
cool
sip,
so
program
design.
So
for
our
first
year.
J
What
we're
looking
to
do?
Parkour
boston,
will
launch
this
year
as
a
collaborative
effort
between
the
environment
department
and
also
the
office
of
workforce
development.
So
year
one
will
focus
on
foundations,
training,
so
the
two
blue
boxes.
You
see
there
to
the
left,
the
pre
pre-processed,
the
recruitment
so
looking
to
move
into
that
phase
next
month
and,
as
I
mentioned,
we'll
be
launching
in
may
so
we'll
start
the
foundations,
training,
then
that'll
run
six
months
and
then
folks
will
have
an
opportunity
to
enter
into
employment.
J
I'll
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
more
about
what
that's
going
to
look
like.
So
that's
what's
going
to
happen
in
our
first
year
and
our
next
year,
the
program
will
expand
to
include
additional
industry
academies
or
training
tracks
for
students
to
gain
more
specialized
technical
skills
in
certain
areas,
so
to
launch
we're
going
to
take
a
deep
dive
into
the
forestry
industry
and
the
second
year
will
pivot
into
other
industries
that
are
also
in
the
green
space.
J
So
what
that'll
look
like
pre-process,
we'll
recruit
folks
30
folks
they'll,
go
through
six
months
of
foundation,
training
and
then
they'll
have
one
of
two
options:
phase
that
they
can
go
into
for
phase.
Two
one
will
be
fellowships
in
post-secondary
education,
so
that'll
be
helping
folks,
look
into
employment
opportunities
and
deepening
their
education
in
the
green
industry,
or
they
can
take
option
two,
which
would
be
one
of
our
industry
academies
which
allow
them
to
get
a
little
bit
more
specialized
in
a
specific
field,
say:
solar
or
building
operators.
J
And
what
our
program
will
look
like
over
the
next
few
years,
so
our
program
expansion
timeline
so
2022,
as
I
just
mentioned.
Our
first
cohort
will
go
through
a
foundations
and
that'll
be
a
six-month
period.
That'll
be
30
people,
2023,
we'll
add
an
additional
industry
academy.
So
this
in
2023,
we'll
have
two
academies
and
we'll
have
two
cohorts.
J
Here's
what
our
staffing
shot
organizational
chat
looks
like
today,
so
I'm
in
the
top
box
as
the
executive
director.
I
have
a
couple
of
my
colleagues
in
the
audience
with
me
today.
I
have
taylor
powers,
he
will
be
leading
our
workforce
development
efforts
and
I
also
have
mr
feliciano
tavares.
He
will
be
leading
our
outreach
and
support
services
efforts.
We
currently
have
posted
administrative
and
finance
manager
program
director
that
we
are
actively
interviewing
for
actually
at
the
point
of
checking
references,
so
we
should
have
that
position
filled
really
quickly.
J
J
Recruitment
of
program
participants,
so
this
is
some
of
what
our
program
model
will
look
like
in
regards
to
how
will
we
source
for
the
young
people
that
are
be
in
our
program
so
year?
One?
We
aim
to
have
30
program
participants,
as
I
mentioned,
and
including
we'll.
This
will
get
these
referrals
from
some
of
our
city
partners,
such
as
the
office
of
public
safety
office
of
returning
citizens,
bcyf
soar,
boston,
public
schools,
other
departments
as
well.
J
This
is
not
an
exhaustive
list,
and
this
program
aims
to
serve
boston
residents
who
are
between
the
ages
of
18
to
30,
which
should
be
really
great,
since
most
programs
cut
off
at
24.
So
it's
really
important
to
be
able
to
catch.
Some
of
those
folks
that
were
post-24
there'll
be
opportunity,
youth
who
are
either
disconnected
young
people
or
returning
citizens,
people
who
are
unemployed
or
underemployed,
and
people
who
are
not
on
a
higher
educational
career
track
so
program
in
year.
One
some
of
the
details,
it'll
be
a
six
month.
J
A
full-time
skill
building
project
it'll
be
an
earn
and
learn
model,
so
the
program
participants
will
be
paid
while
they
learn
it'll,
be
career
in
employment,
soft
skills,
training,
so
things
of
time
management,
conflict
resolution
be
labor
and
technical
training
that
includes
skills
that
are
transferable
to
many
different
growing
industries.
Things
as
cpr.
First
aid,
osha,
10
and
there'll-
be
support
services
and
job
placement.
J
Assistance
from
our
staff
members
so
we'll
be
making
sure
that
the
people
who
are
in
the
program
have
the
support
that
they
need
to
make
it
through
and
there'll,
be
plenty
of
support
once
they
complete
to
figure
out
what
their
next
steps
are,
and
this
training
will
be
conducted
by
in-house
staff,
trainers,
project
partners
from
other
city
departments
and
agencies,
community
partners
and
potential
employers
and
we've
started
to
source
a
number
of
these
partners
already.
So
we're
feeling
really
confident
about
who
we'll
be
working
with
program
connection
to
job
opportunities.
J
So
it's
a
one
year
program
and
the
focus
area
be
environmental
stewardship
that
will
look
at
conservation
of
boston,
urban
wilds
and
wetlands
maintenance
and
operation
of
recreational
parks.
Urban
tree
canopy
expansion
and
upkeep
efficient
building
maintenance
and
operations
in
additional
areas,
as
identified,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
going
to
start
with
forestry,
but
we're
going
to
expand
our
program
offerings
to
address
a
few
other
things
in
the
green
industry
space
program.
Participants
who
complete
this
training
could
be
employed
by
boston
parks
and
rec
department,
evas
national
grid
botlet
tree
experts.
J
This
list
is
not
at
all
exhaustive.
This
can
only
put
so
much
on
a
slot,
so
foundations
training.
This
is
an
example
of
what
our
first
month
would
look
like
so
week,
one
I
won't
go
through
this
whole
shot,
but
just
to
give
you
a
quick
snapshot
week,
one
history
of
the
city
of
boston
park,
so
getting
folks
invested
by
telling
them
what
some
of
the
history
of
the
parks
is
and
in
particular
really
quickly.
J
I
got
a
chance
to
see
some
folks
who
were
in
the
power
core
philly
program
and
and
just
in
such
a
short
period
of
time,
how
much
they
have
become
invested
in
in
taking
care
of
the
environment.
It
blew
me
away
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
it
later,
but
I
feel
like
some
of
that
foundation
came
from
their
orientation
where
they
would
talk
the
history
of
the
parks
in
philadelphia
and
gave
them
some
insight
on
why
they
should
care
about
such
things.
J
So
next
we
go
into
tree
pruning
and
that'll,
be
a
training,
consists
of
a
couple
of
days
and
then
finally,
we'd
hit
the
ground
and
get
out
into
the
field
and
let
them
start
to
practice
some
of
what
they
begin
to
learn
and
that
would
progress
throughout
the
month
and
throughout
their
training
over
the
next
six
months.
But
again,
this
is
just
a
quick
snapshot
of
what
their
first
month
might
look
like.
J
Project
future
project
future.
What
are
the
immediate
next
steps
of
this
project?
So
we
are
in
the
midst
of
hiring
folks.
So
again,
those
positions
are
live
there
right
now
on
bpda
website.
So
if
you
know
somebody
that
might
be
interested
or
a
good
fit,
please
do
refer
them
to
go
on
to
the
bpda
website
and
apply
solidifying
training,
partners
and
relationships.
J
We've
been
working
with
mr
woods
here
and
his
team,
and
also
some
other
non-profit
and
for-profit
agencies
that
may
be
able
to
assist
us
with
making
sure
our
folks
have
the
proper
training
and
align
in
our
curriculum
with
what
some
of
the
employer
partners
would
want
for
the
employees
to
come
to
the
table
with
and
establish
some
employer
partners,
city
departments
and
other
sectors,
as
I
just
mentioned,
and
project
support
further.
What
is
still
needed
to
sustain
this
program
chief
mentioned
a
few
things
already.
J
That
would
be
really
helpful
in
regards
to
funding
and
making
sure
that
the
various
city
departments
that
could
absorb
some
of
these
participants
after
they
graduate
into
their
to
their
workforces,
making
sure
that
their
their
line
items
in
the
budget
to
have
that
employment
actually
happen.
So
promotion
of
the
program
we're
creating
a
a
website.
We
been
in
touch
with
a
design
team
from
the
city
to
help
us
develop
a
logo.
J
The
space
is
a
little
tight
to
say
the
least,
we'll
make
it
happen
because
we
will,
but
ideally
we'd
like
to
have
a
space.
That's
more
permanent.
We
can
stretch
out
just
a
little
bit
and
climate
action
urgency
among
all
city
departments
and
agencies.
So
again
not
just
making
this
be
on
the
environment
department
spreading
it
across
the
board.
J
Climate
change
is
a
city
issue,
not
just
one
department,
so
making
sure
other
agencies
within
the
city
are
on
board
with
this
as
well
and
then
long-term
program
funding
for
this
program
and
employer
partners
so
again
making
sure
that
the
funding
is
available
for
programs
such
as
this
and
as
mentioned
as
well.
If
we
get
that
three-year
run,
that
chief
is
anticipating.
J
They
literally
have
one
like
scully
mass,
because
it's
they're
using
them
as
like
covet
protection,
but
they
they
they're,
really
unique
ways
to
protect
your
face.
But
this
is
at
two
weeks,
I'm
a
little
rough
around
the
edges.
The
next
picture
is
a
group
of
young
folks
they're
at
two
months
and
they're,
a
lot
more
brought
into
the
program
by
the
two-month
mark,
and
this
is
where
I've
seen
so.
I've
done
youth
work.
I've
worked
with
marginalized
populations,
in
particular
people
who
are
likely
to
shoot
or
be
shot.
J
I
know
those
folks
when
I
see
them,
I'm
working
with
these
folks
and
I'm
seeing
something
that
I'm
used
to
seeing
some
very
familiar
signs.
That
says
this
is
that
population
I
seen
a
young
man
who,
I
would
assume
was,
I
would
say
he
was
a
tough
guy
and
he
was
livid
that
somebody
had
through
a
cardboard
box
into
a
lake
that
we
were
out
at
a
park
working
at
living
like
living
about
this
cobb
or
a
box.
He
had
on
some
pretty
chris
jordans.
J
He
was
trying
to
get
into
the
water
to
get
the
box
out.
He
was
highly
encouraged.
Not
to
do
so.
You
needed
waiters,
the
kind
of
fishing
kind
of
pants
to
get
into
the
water,
but
I
was
blown
away
by
this
tough
guy
trying
to
get
into
the
water
to
get
a
cardboard
box
out
and
how
much
growth
he
had
experienced
in
just
two
months
of
going
through
this
program,
how
much
he
had
brought
into
climate
change
and
doing
what
he
can
do
to
protect
the
ecology.
J
So
I
was
pretty
impressed
with
this
also,
what
you're
witnessing
there
some
young
folks
who
are
doing
some
park
upkeep
and
I
was
like
wow.
This
looks
like
some
of
the
stuff
I
do
in
my
yard.
They
got
added,
they
had
all
of
the
tools,
they
knew
what
they
were
doing.
They
knew
which
tools
they
needed
to
to
address
the
issues
and-
and
they
got
right
to
it-
there
was
no
complaining.
There
was
no
worrying
about
fingernails
or
clothing,
getting
dirty
any
of
that
kind
of
stuff.
J
They
got
right
to
it
in
a
few
hours.
They
knocked
it
out.
The
guy.
You
see
standing
there
with
nothing
in
his
hands,
he's
a
guy
from
buffalo
he's
our
counterpart
and
he
he
was
also
there
learning
as
I
was,
and
so
we
quickly
after
observing,
we
got
some
shovels
and
rakes
and
stuff
into
our
hands,
and
they
put
us
to
work
as
well
so
kind
of
how
their
motto
is
our
staff
do
the
work
alongside
the
students,
you
don't
ask
somebody
to
do
something.
J
You
wouldn't
be
willing
to
do
yourself
last
picture
here
guys
to
the
left,
so
that
would
be
so.
I
just
showed
you
phase
one
kind
of
phase
two.
This
is
a
group
of
young
folks
who
are
at
the
six
month
mark
they
gave
a
chainsaw
demonstration.
I
want
to
stop
by
saying
I
have
that
exact
same
chainsaw
and
after
seeing
this
demonstration,
I
realized
that
I
put
my
chain
on
the
chainsaw
backwards
at
least
two
times.
I
never
use
safety
goggles.
These
guys
spoke
about
the
importance
of
safety
in
a
way.
J
That's
like
dude,
where
the
safety
goggles
the
guy
in
the
middle.
He
has
on
some
chaps
they're,
especially
designed
to
stop
a
chainsaw
if
it
hits
your
leg.
Meanwhile,
I'm
cutting
in
my
yard
with
some
shorts,
so
I
learned
a
ton
of
stuff
from
these
folks
not
to
do.
I
was
highly
impressed
with
the
training,
so
the
guy
on
the
left.
He
talked
about
ppe,
so
he
spoke
on
the
helmet.
He
has
an
orange
thing
around
his
neck,
those
ear
plugs.
J
He
has
some
eye
protection
and
he
has
boots
and
he
had
gloves
on
the
guy
all
the
way
to
the
right
in
the
black
power
core
hoodie.
He
pointed
out
every
aspect
of
the
chainsaw
like
every
aspect
of
the
chain,
so
I
feel
so
informed
about
how
to
use
my
chainsaw.
Now
after
hearing
this
young
man
and
then
the
guy
in
the
middle,
with
the
chaps
on
he
ripped,
the
chainsaw
open
got
it
started.
Did
a
few
demonstrations
showed
us
some
proper
stances
that
you
need
to
be
in
there
super
awkward?
J
They
look
really
funny,
but
he
said
it's
the
safest
way
to
do
it
and
not
get
yourself
hurt.
So
I
like
to
look
cool
when
I'm
with
my
chainsaws
like
nah.
He
showed
me
the
proper
way
to
hold
a
chainsaw.
It
doesn't
look
so
cool,
but
I
probably
wouldn't
get
hurt
doing
it
the
way
he
demonstrated
it
so
really
appreciative
these
young
men.
They
were
at
six
months,
killer,
killer
job
at
demonstrating,
chainsaw
safety
usage,
maintenance,
upkeep
of
the
chainsaw
the
whole
nine.
J
I
I
hope
that
we
can
get
our
young
folks
to
a
fraction
of
that
understanding.
We
we'd
be
in
really
great
space.
Last
picture.
That
is
some
of
the
folks
who
make
the
magic
happen
down
in
philadelphia,
some
of
their
support
services
teams,
some
of
their
folks
who
are
out
in
the
field
with
the
young
folks,
doing
the
training,
some
of
their
program
directors
and
the
guy
all
the
way
to
the
right
he's
super
new.
J
A
Thank
you
so
much
executive
director
jefferson.
I
am
incredibly
encouraged
by
the
look
on
your
face
as
someone
who
is
also
a
former
youth
worker
and
worked
with
similar
populations
as
a
street
worker.
I
recognize
that
look
and
it's
the
the
look
of
hope
and
possibility
when
you
kind
of
see
young
people
who
are
struggling,
hands-on
and
and
hopeful
about
their
own
future.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
and
I'm
it's
encouraging
to
hear
that.
I
want
to
give
the
floor
to
commissioner
woods
and
and
director
win
in
case.
You
have
any
additional
comments.
L
M
L
Have
331
spaces
throughout
the
city
and
a
lot
of
them
need
much
more
care
and
by
having
a
program
where
we
can
build
and
maintain
the
urban
canopy
have
more
green
infrastructure
jobs,
as
the
chief
mentioned
just
to
have
staff
understand
what
bioswales
are
in
rain
gardens
and
how
to
properly
maintain
them.
That
is
all
work
right
now
that
we
are
contracting
out.
So
that
is
work
that
is
not
going
to
city
residents
same
for
a
lot
of
our
tree
work
and
pruning:
that's
all
hired
for
outside
contractual
service.
L
So
the
biggest
challenge
the
parks
department
has
is
looking
for
skilled
candidates
that
have
city
of
boston,
residency
and
we're
very
encouraged
by
this
program
that
we
now
have
a
pipeline,
whether
it's
an
urban
forestry
pipeline,
a
pipeline
for
the
rangers
or
future
green
infrastructure
pathways.
We're
very
excited.
M
A
K
K
K
Our
office
focuses
on
skills,
training,
but
also
legislation
on
worker
protection
and
workers,
rights
and
increasing
quality
jobs
for
our
workforce,
and
the
other
piece
on
the
core
is
that
chief
reverend
white
hammond
she's,
you
know
a
fear,
a
fearless,
a
fearless
leader
in
this
work,
really
operationalizing
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
this,
and
also
to
respect
us
as
workers
on
the
ground
doing
this
work.
So
she
sees
everyone
and
no
one
is
invisible
in
this
work.
So
thank
you
chief.
I
also
want
to
thank
peggy
zhang
who's
been
the
backbone
of
this
effort.
K
K
The
key
is
to
the
solution
and
operationalizing
it
to
change
the
systems
that
work
for
our
people,
and
so
I
I'm
so
proud
to
be
with
all
of
the
counselors
here,
especially
the
new
ones
as
well,
not
not
that
the
previous
one
aren't
very
useful,
very,
very,
very
important
they're.
All
my
colleagues
in
this
work,
but
let's
use
this
momentum
to
really
do
the
work,
and
I
think
this
power
core
is
focusing
on
climate
action,
but
it
also
is
a
model
for
the
city
to
learn
as
we
move
forward.
A
A
B
So
thanks,
emily
and-
and
I
just
wanted
to
ask
chief
when
we
talk
about
further
resources
for
the
three
years,
do
you
feel?
Like
I
mean,
we've
got
the
three
million
in
the
budget,
but
obviously,
as
folks
saw,
the
plan
is
to
increase
each
year,
the
number
of
folks
being
enrolled,
and
also
the
complexity
by
adding
these
industry
academies
right.
So
it's
not
a
it's
not
like
a
third,
a
third,
a
third.
So
are
we
still
feeling
like?
We
probably
need
another
seven
in
addition
to
the
three.
H
For
three
years
is
about
10
million
dollars.
What
we
have
now
allows
us
to
to
get
started,
but,
as
you
see,
there's
an
increase
and
as
we
increase
the
complexity,
there's
sort
of
just
other
layers
of
training
we'll
have
to
pay
for,
but
I
mean
I
think
our
our
goal
is
right
now
to
be
at
100
by
year
three
and
then
to
see
where
we
can
go
from
there.
It's
also
worth
noting.
H
H
Maybe
they
got
laid
off
because
there
was
a
downsizing
in
their
apartment
and
they
were
you
know
last
one
in
and
so
now
they
need
to
figure
out
how
they're
pivoting,
maybe
they've
been
in
an
entry-level
job,
and
they
want
to
start
thinking
about.
How
am
I
making
it
to
that
next
job,
or
maybe
they
have
a
life
circumstance
that
comes
out
of
left
field
and
they
still
need
some
support?
H
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
worth
noting
is
we're
not
just
hiring
staff
to
support
the
young
people
who
are
active
in
that
year's
cohort,
but
we're
also
making
sure
that
they
are
available
to
all
those
previous
cohorts.
Because,
again,
one
of
the
things
that
most
impressed
me
is.
It
was
very
clear
to
me
from
the
beginning:
power
core
is
not
just
trying
to
get
people
into
entry-level
jobs
and
check
the
box
that
they
made
it
happen.
H
They
have
a
heavy
focus,
and
even
when
I
saw
them
training
with
the
young
people,
they
were
talking
a
lot
about
career
career
they're
from
the
beginning
asking
them
to
think
about.
What
is
your
next
step?
What
are
you
doing
now
to
get
there?
So
I
think
the
investment
yes
is
about
that
particular
cohort,
but
it
will
also
be
in
each
year.
They
will
also
have
to
add
some
capacity
to
be
thinking
about.
H
How
do
we
continue
to
track
and
support
the
folks
who've
already
gone
in,
and
one
of
the
reasons
that
employers
like
them
is
that,
if
there's
a
problem
with
a
worker
that
came
out
of
power
core,
they
know
that
they
can
call
the
power
core
career
specialist
and
they
will
talk
with
the
employer.
Then
talk
with
the
young
person
and
even
sometimes
show
up
on
the
job
to
figure
out
how
they
might
be
able
to
really
bridge
whatever
conversation
needs
to
happen
or
help
them
get
an
additional
certification
or
something
that
they
need.
B
Great,
thank
you
and,
and
I'll
just
note.
Although
what
davos
showed
us
is
an
aggressive
timeline,
julia
in
philadelphia
had
an
even
more
aggressive
one,
which
was
that
their
mayor
launched
this
program
mayor
nutter,
while
he
was
on
his
way
out
the
door
and
so
therefore
required
them
to
launch
in
a
hundred
person
program
in
three
months.
So
I
think
that
is
that
right,
julia,
that's
the
number
yeah
they
told.
B
I
Yeah,
absolutely
so,
and
I
think
davos
showed
in
his
staff
chart
that
that
already
those
key
sort
of
leaders
are
in
place
or
will
be
on
board
shortly.
But
you
know
a
big
part
of
the
model
is
yes,
you
have
your
worksite
supervisor
who's,
your
main
coach,
your
main
mentor,
really
forging
that
relationship,
understanding
your
strengths,
helping
you
understand
your
own
strengths
and
where
a
good
match
would
be,
but
then
there's
support
staff.
I
So
we
have
actually
two
teams
of
additional
support
staff,
one
within
sort
of
career
services
that
are
really
working
with
you
as
you
identify
okay.
I
think
I
really
want
to
go
into
urban
forestry.
I
really
want
to
go
into
you
know:
building
energy
maintenance.
What
are
the
key
steps
that
you
have
to
make
sure
that
you're
staying
on
top
of
what
are
the
opportunities
within
the
program
that
you
should
be
taking
advantage
of?
I
If
that's
your
goal,
so
that's
a
whole
team
that
that's
working
on
sort
of
career
next
steps
you
can
think
of
them
as
like
a
guidance
counselor
or
a
career
coach,
but
then
there's
also
a
supportive
services
team.
That's
really
saying:
hey!
There's
a
reason
why
you
might
have
needed
us
to
sort
of
jump
start.
You
know
yourself
back
into
a
career
path
and
that's
because
of
real.
I
You
know
bearish
to
employment,
whether
that's
from
you
know,
effects
of
generational
poverty,
whether
that's
around
something
on
your
record
as
a
juvenile
or
adult
that
now
you
need
to
get
over
that
hump
and
there's
ways
and
resources
that
already
exist
to
help
folks
do
that,
but
a
lot
of
times
they're
hard
to
access
and
so
that
supportive
services
team
is
really
working
through.
How
do
we
help
reduce
those
barriers
to
long-term
employment
and
success?
I
And
it's
very,
very
individualized,
so
that
could
mean
you
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
trauma
and
so
and
so
really
mental
health
support
and
services
is
what's
needed.
It
could
really
be
that
there
is-
and
we
see
this
all
the
time
I
hate
to
say,
there's
a
glitch
in
the
court
system
and
really
there's
there
should
be
charges
that
aren't
that
aren't
showing
up
on
your
record
anymore
and
but
they
are,
and
so
that's
you're,
getting
screened
out
of
of
getting
interviews
at
companies
because
of
a
glitch.
I
That's
no
fault
of
your
own,
so
it
could
be
I'm
giving
you
two
small
examples,
but
it's
it's
very
varied
depending
on
the
individual
and
the
idea
between
behind
that
supportive
services
team
is
to
really
work
with
the
individual
understand
one
of
the
things
that
they're
running
into.
Sometimes
they
don't
even
realize
some
of
those
things.
So
you
know
engaging
expungement
services,
really
understanding.
You
know
what
folks
might
be
running
into
that
they're,
not
aware
of
or
what
they
can
identify
for
themselves.
I
They
need
a
little
bit
more
support
on
and
making
sure,
while
you're
in
the
program
we're
helping
to
stabilize
something
so
right.
We
want
people
to
go
from
surviving
to
thriving
and
so
there's
all
different
areas.
You
know
we
all
face
them
as
adults,
where
we
might
be
at
a
ten
and
great
one
day,
and
then
you
know
months
later,
it's
a
little.
You
know
something
hits
and
you
gotta
figure
out
how
you
get
through
it.
I
That's
a
natural
human
thing,
but
to
really
have
that
support
and
that
knowledge
network
around
you
so
that
you
can
weather
you
know
those
ups
and
downs
and
really
know
what
your
resources
are
know
where
your
options
are-
and
I
think
really
providing
folks
with
that
support
and
that
knowledge
to
help
advocate
for
themselves
to
understand
what
they
should
be
accessing.
That's
already
available.
You
know
to
the
city
residents
anyway
and
and
helping
to
sort
of
bring
that
to
the
fore.
I
So
what
we
found
is
that
it
means
that
folks
are
being
able
to
focus.
You
know
better
on
the
training
being
able
to
get
and
stay
in
their
jobs
and
careers
longer
when
they
have
that
network
of
support.
So
those
are
the
types
of
things
that
there's
two
additional
teams
on
that
staff
chart.
That
dave
was
already
hired
directors
for
that
are
also
activated.
When
someone
comes
into
the
program.
M
H
I
mean,
I
think
one
of
the
things
is
when
philly
first
got
started.
They
were
close
to
100
returning
citizens
and
folks
who
were
in
the
court
system
and
now
they're
about
50
50.
and
that's
in
part.
I
think,
from
what
I
understand
is
because
people
who
went
through
the
program
were
like.
I
want
my
little
cousin
not
to
end
up
in
jail
and
then
come
here.
H
Could
you
take
them
now
because
they're
not
on
that
right
path,
and-
and
I
think
that
that's
important-
because
to
be
honest,
I
found
in
neighborhoods
all
the
time
we
have
kids
that
people
are
like.
Oh
they're,
gonna
end
up,
so
why
don't
we
intervene
before
that
happens,
and
so
it's
the
same
constituency,
but
not
everybody
has
already
you
know,
sort
of
move
their
way
to
the
system.
So
I
think
that
that's
really
important
to
know
and
we
are
paying
attention
in
the
same
way.
M
B
Madam
chair
just
three
quick
things
I
want
to
underscore
and
then
I'll
exceed
the
floor.
One
is
just
to
say
that
I
think
another
thing
that
we
found
very
helpful
when
philadelphia
launched
they
had
to
kind
of
like
at
first
it
was
in
the
city,
and
then
they
created
a
non-profit
because
it's
easier
to
pay
the
the
staff
that
way
and
it
was
all
very
complicated.
H
B
H
I
mean
one
thing
to
note:
is
that
philly
calibrates
how
they,
how
many
young
people
they
take
into
the
different
academies
by
looking
at
like,
where
are
the
real
jobs
and
so
they're
able
to
more
or
less
make
a
promise
to
young
people
that
if
you
give
us
a
year-
and
you
go
hard
we're
going
to
find
you
a
place
on
the
other
side?
And
I
I
do
think
it's
worth
noting.
H
I
we
started
this
program
or
we
started
our
green
jobs
work
talking
with
a
lot
of
folks
that
are
doing
important
and
good
work
across
the
city,
I'm
not
underselling
the
important
things
that
are
doing
people
are
doing,
but
sometimes
we're
finding
that
people
are
helping
people
get
certifications
so
important
and
there's
no
guarantee
of
a
job.
On
the
other
end.
What
I
like
about
the
philly
model
is
they're.
H
Also
helping
people
get
certifications
but
they're
paying
attention
to
the
market
to
know
that
when
young
people
finish,
they
can
have
a
direct
route
into
a
job.
I
think
the
other
thing
worth
noting
about
the
support
services
is
one
time.
You
know
we
have
this
million
dollar
investment
for
mayor
janie
and
the
idea
was
like:
why
don't
we
farm
it
out
to
all
these
different
people
to
do
outreach
and
support,
and
I
was
like?
H
Or
does
it
make
sense
for
us
to
have
a
hub
where
young
people
can
come
in
and
be
introduced
to
a
lot
of
different
fields?
And
then
we
can
subcontract
with
those
non-profits
and
like
so
we're
looking
at
the
possibility
of
our
industry
academies
being
potentially
partnerships
with
some
of
those
smaller
programs
that
already
exist,
and
we
say
look.
The
only
thing
you
have
to
do
is
make
sure
that
this
training
is
solid.
H
People
come
out
of
this
ready
and
we'll
provide
those
wrap
around
services
so
that
we're
not
trying
to
have
one
social
worker
for
a
program
of
10
people.
One
counselor
for
a
program
of
seven
people
like
that
just
doesn't
seem
to
make
sense
both
from
like
econom
economic
efficiency
perspective,
but
also
like
king
people.
Don't
always
know
they
might
start
it
and
then
find
that
they
want
to
do
something
else,
but
now
their
own.
That's
the
only
option
they
have
in
that
particular
place.
H
We
think
it's
better
for
them
to
have
a
connection
to
a
number
of
different
options,
explore
and
then
choose,
as
opposed
to
you
know,
sort
of
signing
up
from
a
program
in
the
beginning
and
a
field
that
they
maybe
know
nothing
about
and
that
being
sort
of
like
their
only
option.
So
I
do
want
to
know
we
are
in
conversation
with
and
paying
attention
to
a
number
of
non-profits
that
were
already
in
the
green
job
space.
To
ask.
H
H
B
And
my
last
flag
would
just
be
that
you
know
I
think
it's
so
wonderful
to
have
commissioner
woods
here
and
you
folks
will
have
heard
them
talking
about
the
philadelphia
water
department.
I
think
that,
like
it's
easiest
to
start
a
program
like
this,
with
a
really
strong
public
side
partner
and
in
philadelphia,
the
folks
who
wanted
to
be
that
were
the
water
department,
and
here
it's
really-
the
parks
department,
like
that
that
recognizes,
as
the
commissioner
said,
that
they
have
the
work
when
we're
talking
about
urban
wilds.
B
When
we're
talking
about
the
urban
tree
canopy,
you
know
wartime
at
park,
rangers
right
that
there's
like
a
real
need.
There's
public
jobs.
We
can
filter
people
into
there's
public
side
work
that
folks
can
help
with.
But
I
just
want
to
flag
that
in
the
long
run.
Boston,
of
course,
like
this
needs
to
grow
into
a
partnership
with
boston,
water
and
sewer,
which
is
our
equivalent
of
a
water
department
like
we
need
to
be
doing
green
infrastructure
on
the
water
side.
B
And
so
the
fact
that
we're,
starting
with
our
kind
of
like
in-house
partner
in
parks,
because
they're
here
at
the
table
is
wonderful.
But
it
shouldn't
be
taken
as
a
sign
that
we
are
not
going
there
right,
because
I
think
we
clearly
are
going
to
need
to
go
there
when
we
think
about
growing
the
infrastructure
and
there's.
B
So
much
so
much
to
do
and
then
just
to
say
that
david
was
talking
about
space.
I
think
that
space
that's
in
this
photo
here
is
the
philadelphia
housing
authority's
space.
This
is
the
permanent
space
that
power
cores
in,
and
so
I
think,
thinking
thinking
long
term.
I
think
folks
know
that
I
come
from
the
boston
housing
authority.
That's
where
I
was
working
before
the
council.
B
A
C
H
H
H
C
The
parks
department
side
like
we
have
to
make
sure
we
have
positions
that
that
we
can
slot
these
people
into.
You
know
we
can
train
those
great,
so
332
parks,
yep,
and
I
know
somebody
said
that
in
years
gone
by,
you
had
500
parks,
personnel
and
now
we're
down
to
300
and
something
you
know:
green
green
infrastructure
and
urban
tree
canopy.
All
of
these
great
initiatives
with
regard
to
climate
resilience
are
hugely
important.
We
might
have
to
put
some
money
in
there.
So
what's
your?
What
what's
your
wish.
L
We're
just
very
excited
that
we're
we're
very
excited
that
we
have
this
opportunity.
There's
been
no
training
program,
so
even
when
we're
finding
laborers
or
trying
to
find
treat
posting,
sometimes
we
have
posts
up
for
six
months
to
a
year
and
can't
find
anybody
with
the
skill
or
any
certification.
So
getting
people
excited
about
green
infrastructure
and
going
in
this
field
and
getting
to
go
along
the
way
and
maybe
get
an
arborist
degree
or
certification
is
exciting
because
trying
to
pull
people
to
have
that
don't
have
residency.
L
You
know
everyone,
that's
applying
for
these
jobs
live
out
in
town
such
as
dover,
where
there's
a
lot
of
trees
and
they
don't
live
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
getting
people
excited
earlier
to
let
them
to
move
on,
so
we
can
hire
within
and
hire
boston
residents
instead
of
contracting
all
these
jobs
out
I
mean
the
money
we
could
use
is
endless
with
332
properties
and,
as
the
chief
mentioned,
our
urban
wilds
have
zero
maintenance
staff.
L
So
the
only
time
an
urban
wild
gets
cleaned
is,
if
there's
a
corporate
cleanup
or
if
americorps
or
somebody
comes
in
for
the
day
to
do
a
cleaning
session.
There's
no
staff
at
all
to
clean
our
urban
wild.
So
it's
a
great
starting
point
and
a
great
place
to
train
all
these
candidates
that
are
going
through
the
program.
It
will
give
them
the
skills
and
will
give
us
some
much
needed
maintenance
that
some
of
these
spaces
have
never
seen
before.
H
H
H
So
it
is
my
sincere
hope
that
that
this
program,
while
they're
learning
they're
going
to
do
some
things
that
are
going
to
help
us,
but
we're
not
going
to
have
the
problem
anymore
of
saying
we
don't
have
candidates,
we
will
need
the
positions
to
hire
those
candidates
into
and
we've
got
a
mountain
of
work
for
them
to
do.
I've
got
three
one.
H
I
am
frustrated
by
we
have
to
use
state
procurement
laws
to
set
up
the
way
that
our
parks
are
built
and,
more
almost
all
the
time.
It's
companies
that
do
not
generally
hire
from
our
folks,
but
we
need
more
of
our
folks
to
be
prepared
and
again
davos
desire
to
do
some
entrepreneurialism
and
some
training
around
that.
H
C
Totally
agree,
the
other.
With
regard
to
the
stormwater
management,
you
know,
that's
the
the
urban
tree
canopy
is
going
to
help
with
with
a
lot
and
then
the
other
piece
of
it
is
the
stormwater
management
and
are
we
working
with
boston,
water
and
search
and
explore
opportunities
in
that
direction,
because
I
have
a
rain
garden
in
my
backyard.
It's
fantastic,
the
guy
from
boston,
water
and
skirt,
can't
believe
we
put
all
our
everything
that
comes
out
of
the
sky
goes
into
our
backyard
and
it's
like,
but
I
don't
know
how
to
maintain
it.
H
Well,
hopefully,
we'll
have
someone
who
can
teach
you
well,
you
all
can
come
to
those
trainings,
we'll
tell
you
what
they
are
and
then
you
can
configure
those,
but
I
think
yeah
we
are
in
conversation
with
a
water
and
sewer.
You
know,
they've
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
us.
The
mayor
has
encouraged
them,
so
I
think
we
are
having
a
much
deeper
conversation
about
our
commitment
to
green
stormwater
infrastructure.
H
The
reality
is
that
boston
went
through
a
consent,
decree
pretty
much
at
the
same
time
that
philly
did
and
dc
did
philly
and
dc
made
deep
commitments
in
greenstorm
water
infrastructure.
We
mostly
leaned
in
a
gray
stormwater
infrastructure
direction,
but
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
invest
more.
So
I
do
know
water
and
sewer,
for
instance,
actually
has
some
folks
that
are
going
through
a
training
in
codman
square
right
now,
and
they
want
to
really
begin
thinking
about
that.
You
know
it.
H
We
don't
have
the
same
infrastructure
set
up
that
philly
did
to
to
sort
of
plug
people
into,
but
we
are.
We
are
having
those
conversations,
because
green
infrastructure
is
significantly
cheaper
and
able
to
move
around
a
city.
We
could
be
building
some
rainwater
gardens
and
lots
of
people's
backyard
they're,
not
that
heavy
of
a
lift.
H
Now
we
do
need
to
do
things
like
make
sure
that
they're
trained
to
also
maintain
them,
but
that's
an
example
of
a
fellowship
that
a
young
person
could
get
coming
out
of
power
core
they
could
we
could
have
them
go
to
a
non-profit
where
they
having
learned
what
they
were
doing,
could
actually
go
out
and
be
available
at
people's
homes
to
teach
them
here's
how
the
stormwater.
This
is
how
the
rainwater
gardens
work.
H
Here's
what
the
thinking
is
behind
it-
and
here
are
the
five
things
that
we
think
you
need
to
be
doing
on
a
regular
basis
to
maintain
it.
So
that's
an
example:
there's
I
think
the
possibilities
are
endless
and
yeah.
We
are
doing
the
work
to
deepen
those
conversations
with
lots
of
different
city
departments,
about
water
and
sewer
being
at
the
top
of
our
list
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
expand
beyond
parks?
We
wanted
to
get
it
started.
H
A
O
O
All
three
of
their
crew
chiefs
are
also
alumni
in
powercore
phl
and
then
additionally,
under
them,
you
have
you
have
other
maintenance
workers
who
make
up
that
70
of
our
green
stormwater
infrastructure
unit
here
in
philadelphia.
But
I
want
to
encourage
you
all
to
consider
the
fact
that
people
come
through
this
program
at
least
the
way
our
model
works
here
in
philadelphia.
O
We
we
also
have
them
ingrained
in
that
americorps
culture
where,
for
us
all
of
our
all
of
our
members,
are
americorps
members
right,
so
they're
they're
getting
trained
how
to
do
that.
Environmental
work
they're
getting
technical
skills,
training
and
professional
development,
but
they're
also
getting
a
sense
of
of
civic
pride
and
how
to
be
civically,
engaged
and
with
that
comes
this
sort
of
tendency
to
become
a
leader.
O
So
we
see
a
lot
of
our
members,
leave
the
program
and
go
into
a
space
and
immediately
become
leaders
and
be
able
to
rise
up
to
that
level
where
we
can
see
them
becoming
crew
chiefs
or
becoming
supervisors
in
the
future.
So
I
want
to
encourage
you
all
to
when
you're
thinking
about
how,
over
time
this
program
can
fill
out
your
you
know,
workforce
vacancies
to
not
just
consider.
A
Thank
you
so
much
director,
lawson
counselor
murphy,
I'm
going
to
be
going
to
you
for
your
questions
next,
but
I
just
wanted
to
remind
people
who
are
with
us
on
zoom
that
if
you
want
to
sign
up
to
give
public
testimony,
please
send
an
email
to
ccc.ep
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boston,
dot,
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to
sign
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give
public
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on
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If
you're
here
in
the
chambers-
and
you
want
to
give
public
testimony-
please
sign
up
in
the
sheet
that
is
at
the
chambers
entrance
councilor
murphy.
You
have
the
flight.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you.
I
do
just
want
to
say
how
I
love
that
I
keep
hearing
from
all
of
the
panelists
that
need
and
desire
to
train
and
hire
our
kids
right
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
often
say
how
you
know:
it's
good
sound
bite
to
say
that,
but
if
we
don't
follow
through
so
I
do
know
that
you're
committed
to
making
sure
that
we're
just
not
saying
that
and
investing
in
the
training
is
important.
D
And
when
you
talk
about
the
urban
wilds,
I
was
laughing
because
I've
been
to
a
few
of
those
cleanups
and
I've.
You
know
jumped
right
in
and
spent
the
first
15
minutes,
pulling
all
these
weeds
out
and
then
quickly
told
by
someone
who
knew
a
lot
more
than
me
that
they
weren't
we
so
spent
like
the
next
hour
replanting.
D
So
the
training
there
is
very
important
and
as
a
teacher
and
just
a
mom
of
young
adults,
knowing
that
there's
so
many
different
jobs
and
options
out
there
and
we
don't
always
give
our
children.
You
know
that
hope
and
that
opportunity
that
we're
here
to
provide
opportunities
for
you.
So
I'm
just
really
excited
from
what
I'm
hearing
today
and
looking
forward
to
supporting.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
get
excited
when
we
talk
about.
You
know:
exposure,
peer-to-peer,
mentoring,
creating
programs
that
show
people
more
opportunities,
but
also,
more
importantly,
you
know
showing
people
how
to
grab
hold
of
those
opportunities
by
making
sure
that
there's
jobs
at
the
end
of
this
at
the
end
of
this
program.
F
So
my
question
is
that
we
talked
a
lot
about
the
dollar
amount,
that's
being
contracted
out
of
parks.
Do
we
have
an
idea
of
how
many
dollars
is
being
contracted
out
in
what
will
be
the
like
time
frame
if
the
goal
is
to
bring
some
of
those
dollars
in
house
to
get
like
25
in-house
to
make
this
program,
you
know
making
sure
that
there's
more
jobs
at
the
end
of
this
tunnel
or
at
the
end
of
this
program
for
those
students.
L
Sure
off
the
top
of
my
head,
I
know
it's
two
million
dollars
to
plant
trees
in
just
like
1.6
million
for
plantings
and
pruning,
so
that
each
year
is
going
out
the
door,
almost
four
million
dollars
that
we're
doing
just
on
tree
care
and
that's
not
even
removals.
I'd-
have
to
check
with
that
as
an
addition
to
it.
So
in
that
pipeline
alone,
it's
four
million
dollars
just
on
tree
work
that
we're
contracting
out
wow.
F
L
Sure
so,
there's
different
levels,
whether
you're
a
tree
climber,
if
you're,
a
foreman
if
you're
a
gender
employment
or
if
you're,
an
arborist,
but
whatever
the
salary
is
some
come
in
mid-40s.
Some
came
in
mid
60s
and
the
the
top
is
mid
80s,
but
all
of
them
come
with
a
lot
of
overtime
because
we
can't
control
when
these
trees
come
down
and
oftentimes.
L
It's
that
two
o'clock
in
the
morning
four
o'clock
in
the
morning,
saturdays
and
sundays,
especially
as
the
person
that
takes
the
on-call
call
each
time
a
tree
goes
down
to
call
somebody
in,
I
can
tell
you
it
never
happens
during
the
nine
to
five
hours.
So
there
is
an
opportunity
to
to
add
on
to
their
salary.
You
know
ten
or
twenty
thousand
dollars
due
to
emergencies.
Awesome.
F
H
H
And-
and
so
it
is
true
that
some
a
good
chunk
of
our
hot
of
our
urban
wilds
are
in
our
most
forested
neighborhood,
their
two
most
foreign
neighborhoods
or
west
roxbury
in
hyde
park.
But
there
are
urban
wilds
in
matapan,
roxbury,
deutsche,
so
they're
pretty
spread
out
across
the
city,
so
we
are
trying
to
figure
out.
How
much
can
I
mean
we
had
a
meeting
with
the
folks
who
had
urban
wilds?
We
have
two
people
assigned
to
urban
wilds,
that's
kind
of
just
like
keep
them
running
and
making
sure
that
you
know
so.
H
You
have
places
like
geneva
cliffs,
for
instance,
which
is
an
urban
wild,
which
again
we
never
get
to
touch
it
right,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
say
yet
where
the
crews
are
going
to
be
because
they're
actually
working
out
like
how
are
crews,
are
they
going
to
be
centralized
in
like
neighborhoods
and
things
like
that?
But
I
I
do
know
that
there
are
urban
miles
in
your
district
and
one
of
the
things
we've
talked
about
is
like.
Could
we
get
to
every
urban
wild
in
two
years?
H
Three
like
what
how
how
how
much
time
is
it
going
to
take
when
we
look
at
square
footage
etc
to
to
really
hit
every
single
one?
So
I
think
it's
really
exciting,
because
right
now
we're
just
trying
to
make
sure
like
poison
ivy,
isn't
there
or
like
if
a
tree
goes
down
that
we
pick
it
up,
but
like
it's
true,
we
have
no
one
assigned
to
them,
and
so
that's
the
extent
of
the
maintenance.
F
F
J
And
to
note
to
go
back
to
something
else
said
earlier:
we're
working
on
a
collaboration
with
umass
to
figure
out
how
we
may
be
able
to
pare
down
their
urban
forestry
degree,
boil
it
down
to
the
most
important
pieces
so
that
folks
can
get
a
credential
within
a
time
frame
that
they'll
be
working
with
us.
So
we
found
out
that
we
can
get
a
certification
for
folks
in
the
opera
space.
They
would
gain
15
credits.
J
These
credits
are
stackable,
the
certification
is
stackable,
so
if
they're
interested
in
going
deeper
into
that
space,
they
can,
but
they
will
be
able
to
finish
with
us
with
a
certification
that'd
be
recognized
in
in
the
forestry
space,
which
would
allow
them
to
be
a
lot
more
employable.
So,
as
mr
woods
was
mentioning,
a
number
of
these
folks
are
coming
from
the
outskirts,
but
they
have
credentials
which
make
them
qualified.
J
So
what
can
we
do
within
the
time
frame
that
we're
working
with
folks
to
get
them
a
credential
that
would
be
recognized
in
the
field?
So
just
was
recently
in
touch
with
umass
and
looking
at
this
15
credit
certification
that
we'd
be
able
to
secure
from
them
and
also
as
a
backdoor
effort
to
try
to
get
our
foot
in
the
door
with
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission.
J
J
So
working
with
the
boston
water
suing
commission,
they
have
a
couple
of
openings
currently
that
they're
struggling
to
fill
positions
that
have
been
open
since
december
positions
that
with
very
minimal
training,
we
could
get
a
person
in
the
door
so
we're
not
even
looking
at
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
as
a
training
academy.
As
of
yet
because
we
have
a
better
relationship
with
parks,
but
we're
going
to
help
them
to
fill
some
of
those
openings.
Just
through
our
general
network
of
folks
that
we've
been
working
with,
we
work
with
marginalized
communities.
J
This
is
a
group
of
folks
we
should
be
working
with
and
as
mentioned
from
the
philly
crew,
they
have
a
department
where
70
of
their
staff
are
power.
Corp
philly
alumni,
so
they're
willing
to
help
be
a
part
of
that
conversation
with
boston,
water,
suit,
commission
to
say:
hey,
here's,
some
of
what
we've
been
able
to
do
in
terms
of
moving
a
needle
in
philly,
and
we
could
probably
realize
some
of
those
same
exact
outcomes
here
in
boston.
J
G
G
You
know
making
sure
that
a
lot
of
these
some
of
these
jobs
will
require
some
sort
of
credential
or
certification,
and
so
how
do
we
prevent
that
from
being
a
barrier,
especially
for
you
know,
maybe
jobs
in
the
private
sector
or
in
other
cities?
We
can't
control
that,
but
for
jobs
that
we
offer
here
in
our
city.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
a
credential,
the
lack
of
a
credential
or
the
lack
of
a
certification
isn't
a
hold
up,
and
what
can
we
do
either
to
to
decide
that
like?
G
Maybe
especially
if
they've
gone
through
this
program,
maybe
we
don't
need
a
credential
or
certification
for
this
position
or
we're
creating
or
those
partnerships
with
umass?
So
I'm
really
glad
to
hear
that
we're
thinking
about
that.
Are
we
also
thinking
about
areas,
at
least
within
the
city
of
boston,
where
maybe
we
require
certifications
or
credentials
where
maybe
that
maybe
we
won't
have
to
if
people
are
coming
through
through
this
program,.
L
I
think
so,
especially
when
you
get
into
jobs
such
as
the
urban
forestry
division,
where
you're
going
to
have
to
use
a
chainsaw,
I
mean,
if
somebody
basically
has
chainsaw
training,
there's
no
certification
for
that
right
now
in
massachusetts,
but
the
basic
skill
that
somebody
knows
how
to
do
that.
We
can
hire
people
right
off
the
street
with
that.
With
that
experience
and
before
we're
looking
for
somebody
with
an
agriculture
degree
or.
G
L
H
Think
it's
also.
I
just
want
to
lift
up
the
work
that
trina
has
been
doing,
because
I
think
that
part
of
the
work
that
she's
been
doing
already
with
with
boston
departments
and
we
can
accelerate-
is
that
there
are
times
when
we're
asking
for
things
that
don't
really
relate
to
the
job
yeah.
There
are
times
when
we're
adding
a
college
degree,
and
the
question
is:
what
is
it
that
you
think
they
would
have
learned
in
college
that
they
need
in
this
job?
H
K
H
H
Told
you
can
we're
corey
friendly
that
we
actually
are
quarry
friendly,
and
so
I
think
that
there
are.
There
are
opportunities
we
are
also
wanting.
You
know,
so
it
is
worth
noting.
As
david
already
mentioned,
one
of
the
things
that
philly
does
is
actually
just
embed
a
lot
of
those
certifications
in
the
work
right,
so
young
people
can
opt
in
to
a
lecture
or
training
or
this
or
that
that
actually
just
helped
them
gain
those
certifications.
H
There's
no
reason
that
they
couldn't
also
move
in
that
direction,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
tren
has
already
been
looking
at
and
it
aligns
with
what
davo
was
saying
is:
can
we
get
power
core
and
the
training
that
they're
receiving
there
to
count
towards
college
credit
when
there
are
things
that
folks
are
learning
there
that
there's
a
similar
class
already
at
bunker
hill?
Why
can't
we
just
if
they
go
into
bunker
hill?
H
I
think
in
many
ways
we're
putting
it
all
behind
power
core
in
a
way
that
I
hope
will
make
us
really
successful
and
as
trend
says,
goal
is
not
just
to
help
young
people
find
the
hope
and
to
change
these
industries
there's
also
some
change.
We
need
to
do
right
here
in
the
city
that
we
think
will
be
easier
to
get
people
to
recognize
when
we
send
you
great
candidates
that
you
might
have
turned
away
in
your
process,
because
your
quarry
practice
doesn't
line
with
up
with
what
the
city's
official
quarry
policy
is.
H
We
help
you
align
your
practice
with
the
policy
so
that
we
are
not
creating
barriers
to
the
exact
folks
that
those
policies
were
fought
to
try
to
move
forward.
So
I
think
the
young
people
will
be
learning
by
doing.
I
think
we'll
also
be
learning
by
doing
that
as
we
try
to
open
the
doors
for
them.
It's
gonna.
G
Thank
you,
chief
mahimad,
really
just
looking
forward
to
the
work
of
power
corps
when
you
were
talking
about
you
know
putting
we're
putting
all
over.
It
sounds
like
we're
putting
all
of
our
hope
and
promise
behind
this,
but
I
believe
in
the
possibility,
because,
because
it
seems
like
your
heart
and
everyone's
heart
is
really
in
making
sure
that
this
succeeds
two
short
questions
and
apologies.
If
these
are
things,
we've
answered
the
reason
why
no
one
no
city
of
boston,
employees
or
none
of
our
work
is
going
to
urban
wild.
G
H
M
H
Yeah
we
we
just-
we
just
have
to
we're
at
a
point
where
the
truth
is
we're
rationing.
We
are
rationing
and
we
shouldn't
be,
but
I
I
can't
ask
people
to
do
more
than
what
they're
already
doing
and
they're
doing
a
really
great
job
and
they're
pushing.
We
have
more
parks
than
we
ever
had
before,
and
we
have
less
staff
than
we
had
at
our
at
our
zenith.
So
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
and
I'm
not
trying
to
say
our
staff
don't
work
hard.
H
G
H
G
The
city
of
boston,
okay,
yeah,
all
right
and
then
my
last
question
is
just
about
our
partnerships
with
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
with
boston
public
schools
is:
are
those
parties
are
those
organic
are?
Are
we
trying
to
formalize
them
in
just
a
little
bit
more
detail
about
what
they
look
like
and
I'd
love
to
hear
from
the
philly
team,
a
bit
more
about
whether
that
was
the
folks
who
were
coming
in
as
returning
citizens,
whether
that
was
an
organic?
G
It
sounds
like
you
know
the
it
ended
up
being
organic
because
someone
came
in
who
was
a
returning
citizen
and
then
told
all
of
his
friends,
and
so
that's
how
it
happened.
But
what?
What
was
the
intentionality
in
philadelphia
behind
that
and
just
from
you
director,
jefferson
about
what
those
partnerships
look
like
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
between
bpa,
with
bps
and
orc?
And
what's
your
vision
in
those
aspects.
I
Thank
you
executive,
so
very
actually,
very
intentional.
So
we
engaged
our
probation
head
of
probation
and
parole
for
the
adult
division
as
well
as
the
juvenile
division
we
engaged.
We
had
something
similar
to
what
you
guys
store.
You
guys
have
there
so
sort
of
folks
most
vulnerable
to
gun
violence,
outreach
workers,
so
we
engage
them
year.
One
like
pre-launch,
saying
you
know
we
want
to
take
your
clients
who
are
ready
for
this
next
step
and
pipe
them
right
into
power
force.
So
that's
very
intentional
formal
mousse
all
that.
I
But
then,
as
we
had
alumni
go
through
that
program,
they
actually
pushed
us
to
be
more
expansive
and
more
organic,
so
they
were
pushing
us
to
say
you
know
my
cousin
is
not
in
you
know
that
is
not
on
the
outreach
workers
caseload,
but
they
have
all
the
same
sort
of
vulnerabilities.
So
would
you
let
an
an
alumni
basically
refer
their
family
member
in
and
so
at
this
point
we
went
from
our
first
five
years
only
taking
folks
from
referral
agencies
to
now
it's
50-50
and
again,
there's
really
a
push
from
the
young
people.
I
J
J
So
we've
worked
with
them
in
other
capacities,
other
organizations
and
know
who
the
go-getters
are
in
those
spaces
and
have
reached
out
to
them
and
they're
they're
happy
to
to
partner
with
us
also
the
same
thing
with
english
high
and
also
looking
at
potential
space
that
we
can
use
at
english
hives.
So
it's
a
couple
of
conversations
that
are
happening
there.
J
We
share
a
building
with
ylu,
so
they're,
fully
in
a
loop
with
what
we're
doing
and
on
board,
also
partnering
with
office
of
economic
empowerment,
to
make
sure
that
some
of
the
financial
empowerment
workshops
that
they're
doing
will
be
a
part
of
our
program
and
our
folks
will
be
receiving
stipends
while
they're
here,
and
that
financial
literacy
piece
is
really
key.
So
we'll
that'll
be
a
part
of
our
support
services
and
then
I
was
just
in
touch
with
rufus.
J
M
H
Look
forward
yeah,
oh,
I
thought
it
just
a
little
bit
so
yeah
and
as
much
worth
mentioning
dr
was
part
of
our
original
organizing
committee
that
started
meeting
in
in
october.
So
he's
been
in
the
loop
since
the
beginning
and
then
the
other
thing
is,
I
actually
did
meet
with
the
office
of
sustainability.
H
But
what
we
said
is
that
at
the
number
of
30
there
was
concern
that
if
we
did
a
bps
wide
push,
we
would
get
not
all
of
the
core
constituency
that
we
wanted,
that
we'd
get
sort
of
like
a
very
large
part
of
young
people
that
we'd
have
to
sort
through,
and
so
we
felt
like,
as
david
said,
that
madison
made
a
good.
It
was
a
good
fit
and
the
other
school
that
we've
also
met
with
is
boston,
green
academy.
They
were
also
yeah.
They
were
in
there.
H
G
Q
Q
So
I'm
like
here
for
all
of
this,
and
especially
with
the
green
situation,
because
I
think
a
lot
of
us
don't
see
the
importance
of
climate
in
this
conversation
so
that
you're
marrying
it
in
a
way.
That
also
is
helping
to
educate
people
and
devo
director
jefferson.
You
brought
the
realness
to
life
when
you
mentioned
and
gave
that
example
of
that
man
that
was
dressed
to
the
t,
but
he
still
went
to
try
to
save.
Q
Go
into
the
water,
I
mean
that
is
the
type
of
stuff
that
we
need
to
hear
more
of,
because
those
are
the
lives
that
we're
changing
and
it's
not
just
about
creating
a
pathway
to
the
workforce
development,
but
we're
literally
changing
lives,
and
so
there's
what
you're
doing
has
multiple
impacts
like.
I
just
want
to
like
name
that
and
uplift
that,
because
this
is
what
I
always
say,
heart
work
not
hard
work
and
the
work
that
you're
doing
is
creating
opportunities
for
people
to
see
themselves.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Q
H
Well,
well,
I
think
we
learned
from
philly
is
that
philly
tried
to
start
in
the
city
and
city
procurement
processes.
Hiring
processes
created
a
lot
of
bureaucracy,
yep,
and
so
things
like
they
would
realize.
Young
people
needed
tea,
passes
and
they'd
be
like
well.
You
have
to
submit
this
to
procurement,
and
then
we
can
tell
you
when
you
can
get
it
and
it
was
like
yeah
people
need
tea
passes
now
so
moving
through
owd,
which
has
a
501c3.
H
That
is
what
you
does.
It
creates
a
flexibility
to
meet
people's
needs
quickly
without
like
having
to
file
17
different,
like
hr
pieces
of
paperwork
before
you
can
move
somebody
up
and
things
like
that,
so
we
needed
a
non-profit
and
because
vpda
oversees
edic,
which
is
the
economic
development.
I
can't
remember
what
it
stands
for.
K
H
K
I'm
happy
that
you
know
that's
a
good
question:
counselor,
that's
a
good
question
and
it
could
be
something
that
could
be
brought
up
as
a
restructuring,
but
we
didn't.
It
was
a
legacy
issue
back
in
1983,
so
we're
just
trying
to
make
things
work
efficiently
as
possible,
but
they
are
our
fiscal
agent
in
which
we
can
move
things
a
little
bit
quicker
and
we
didn't
want
to
create
our
own
hr
department
because
it
would
be
more
expensive.
So
therefore
we're
using
their
back
end.
You.
Q
Know
I
thank
you
for
that
clarity.
I
I
appreciate
it
and
then
I'm
curious.
I'm
really
encouraged
about
madison
park
because
that's
become
my
new
obsession.
You
know.
I
joined
one
of
the
program
advisory
committees
more
in
the
media
arts
because
that's
the
area
where
I
have
most
experience
in,
but
I
do
believe
that,
if
we're
really
serious
about
supporting
madison
park
as
many
opportunities
that
we
can
create,
I
don't
see
madison
park
as
an
education
issue.
Q
I
really
see
it
as
a
workforce
development
issue
and
I
think
that
oftentimes
we
take
a
pass
and
not
lean
into
madison
park,
but
I
think
that
this
approach
that
you're,
bringing
and
really
leading
into
it
from
a
workforce
development
could
be
a
game
changer
and
supporting
them,
and
I
also
think
that
it
should
be
a
career
exploration
program
like
where
I'm
assuming
that's
what
you
guys
are
creating
right
like
a
career
exploration
that
they
do
mechanics
now.
They
could
do
this
or
is
it
that.
Q
But
that
but
yeah
the
way,
the
building
trades
do
it
right.
Like
some
of
the
electricity
like
local
103,
they
have
a
a
deep
partnership
with
madison
park
and
some
of
the
students
that
graduate
then
end
up
in
their
apprentice
program
and
then
those
kids
end
up
being
contractors
and
like
it's
a
pipeline.
Yes,
so
that's
kind
of
what
I'm
hope.
That's
what
you
all
are
doing
too,
but
it's
into
the
green
thumb,
business
section:
okay,
okay,
good!
That's
that's
dope!
Q
Q
That
could
be
the
deal
breaker.
That
gets
them
across
the
stage.
So
you
should
connect
with
the
boston,
youth
development
network
and
it's
led
they've
had
some
transition,
but
I
can
put
you
I
think:
daiso
santana
was
a
part
of
it.
I
believe
she's
leading
it
now.
So
that's
just
something
that
I
wanted
to
just
share
as
an
opportunity
and
then
the
last
thing
is
in
terms
of
the
economic
empowerment
piece.
Q
I'm
really
curious,
director
jefferson,
if
you
could
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
the
the
entrepreneur,
the
entrepreneur
ship
pathway
and
how
are
you
working
to?
I
know
maybe
two
black
arborists,
because
that's
another
thing
on
my
little
soap
box
is
that
I
find
it
really
offensive
offensive.
When
we
say
we
don't
have
talent
which
we
do.
Sometimes
we
just
don't
have
access
to
those
resources
and
where
are
the?
Where
is
this
talent?
J
J
J
I
have
my
my
team
in
the
audience
with
me,
so
I'm
sure
like
they're
on
it
as
well,
so
bada
not
familiar
with
them,
but
it
sounds
super
interesting
and
would
like
to
take
a
deeper
dive
into
that.
I
know
that's
a
space
that
you
you
occupy
slide.
I
feel
very
confident
this
is
a
group
I
need
to
be
in
touch
with
in
regards
to
the
entrepreneurship
piece,
there's
a
couple
of
components
that
that
exist
there,
one
I'm
I'm
highly
into
self-sustainability.
J
So
when
I
was
talking
about
entrepreneurship,
I
was
more
so
speaking
from
a
social
enterprise
perspective
which
would
allow
our
program
to
sell
some
good
or
service
of
some
sort,
so
we're
less
relying
on
philanthropic
dollars,
and
so
that's
what
I
was
looking
at
from
the
entrepreneur's
perspective.
First.
Second,
I
own
a
commercial
cleaning
company.
It's
everybody
in
my
company.
It
has
a
quarry.
J
J
So
when
I
look
at
that,
I
look
at
how
many
young
people
go
through
these
training
programs
to
get
a
good
job,
but
how
many
actually
have
that
entrepreneurial
bug
that
drive
that
spirit,
that
ability
to
work,
learn
and
then
take
that
experience
and
go
off
and
do
their
own
thing.
So
to
me,
I'm
like,
I
know
something
we
separate
church
and
state,
but
god
bless
the
child
who
has
their
own
is
a
perspective
that
I
buy
into
deeply.
J
So
if
you
can
own
the
company,
you
can
put
your
name
on
the
side
of
the
truck
like
yeah.
Why
not?
And
what
can
we
do
to
try
to
help
exact
that
right
before
stepping
into
this
role,
I
created
a
program
called
side
hustle
and
it's
a
program.
That's
designed
to
get
urban
young
folks
into
that
entrepreneur
space.
It's
a
12-week
program
that
consists
of
a
number
of
different
trainings
and
exposure
to
different
things
that
allow
you
to
take
whatever
idea
you
have
and
and
grow
it.
J
J
How
could
we
introduce
such
a
component
to
our
program
was
speaking
with
my
esteemed
colleagues
from
philly
they're,
also
looking
into
that
same
space
on
how
could
they
sell
a
product
or
or
good
so
very
much
interested
in
fervor
developing
that
idea,
I
work
in
an
office
that
does
some
work
around
economic
empowerment
trends
leads
a
few
things
that
that
occupy
that
space.
So
I'm
feeling
really
confident
that
once
we
are
up
and
running
and
kind
of
running
parallel,
I'm
looking
at
it
as
we're
trying
to
build
it
out,
but
the
main
focus
is
build.
J
Q
You
fulfill
your
mission
right,
and
I
think
that,
through
this
process,
how
much
you
bring
to
it
is
exactly
what
people
are
going
to
get
out
of
it
I'll.
Just
one
last
thing
that
I
will
say
to
all
of
that
is
that,
as
the
chair
of
workforce
development
and
economic
empowerment,
I
am
committed
to
working
alongside
and
someone
who's
learning
about
the
green
climate
justice
base.
You
know
I'm
always
making
jokes
about
that.
Q
I
would
love
to
to
lean
in
and
and
and
be
supportive
in
any
way
that
that
I
can
be-
and
I
think
that
on
the
entrepreneurship
piece
in
particular,
is
that
you're
right,
you
know
oftentimes
we're
creating
worker
bees
and
we're
not
creating
enough
opportunities
for
young
people
to
see
themselves
as
business
owners
and
with
your
vision.
I
do
believe
that
building
a
company
requires
marketing
requires.
Q
You
know,
operations
that
there's
ways
for
concepts
to
develop
where
other
young
people
can
then
bring
some
of
their
peers
to
build
their
best
to
work
collaboratively
right.
Counselor
lotta
always
is
talking
about
worker,
collaboratives
and
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
I
think
that
you
know
we're
at
a
moment
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
I
do
appreciate
chief
hammond's
call
out
or
call
in.
Q
A
lot
of
the
rhetoric
that
we
hear
out
in
these
streets,
and
so
we
need
to
lean
into
the
conversation
and
make
sure
that
it's
not
just
another
beautiful
sound
bite
and
that
we're
doing
the
work
to
build
the
infrastructure
and
change
the
culture
on
the
inside,
so
that
we
can
definitely
have
the
type
of
thriving
workforce
development
and
support
that
we
need
on
the
outside.
So
with
that
I'll
recuse.
Q
A
You
thank
you
so
much
councillor
mejia
I
out
of
all
of
my
questions.
I
have
only
two
remaining
questions
because
my
colleagues
asked
all
of
them
to
any
of
the
city
councillors.
I'm
not
going
to
do
a
second
round,
but
if
you
have
remaining
questions,
please
press
your
call
button
so
that
I
can
call
on
you
before
we
go
and
move
into
public
testimony.
A
So
thank
you
all
so
much.
This
has
been
incredibly
informative
and
again
I'm
this
is
my
pocket,
and
so
it's
really
exciting
to
hear
around.
You
know
about
the
plans
around
engaging
young
people
about
specifically
engaging
young
people
who
are
or
potentially
could
be
systems
involved
or
people
who
are
previously
incarcerated
and
using
our
city
dollars.
This
is
to
me
this
is
like
an
environmental
justice
program.
It's
a
violence
prevention
program.
It's
an
economic
justice
program
right.
A
It
is
so
much
of
what
we
should
be
doing
in
one
package,
and
so
I'm
incredible,
like
I'm,
just
grateful
for
all
of
the
work
that
you've
done.
The
two
questions
that
I
have
that
are
remaining
from
my
list
are
about
the
requirements
to
apply,
and
so
is
there
a
citizenship
requirement
right
now
or
will
young
people
who
have
differing
legal
statuses
be
able
to
apply
for
the
program?
Good
question.
H
I
mean
I
think
one
of
the
questions
will
be.
I
will
need
to
look
at
americorps
and
where
I
don't
know
what
in
the
past,
I
know
that
has
been
a
challenge,
and
so
we
do
have
americorps
as
we
have
30
americorps
slots,
as
our
founding
sort
of
we
pay
we'll
pay
more
than
americorps,
but
we
are
using
them
as
a
basis,
because
that
also
gives
folks
that
that
award
that
education
award.
So
that's
one
question.
I
think
you
were
about
to
talk
about
that.
J
Yeah
so
yeah
my
concern
we'll
look
into
that
and
would
be
barriers
that
a
person
would
encounter
in
trying
to
get
employed.
So
if
you
look
at
a
number
of
job
descriptions,
they
say:
do
you
need
a
sponsor
to
work
in
the
us?
So
some
of
what
we're
trying
to
circumvent
is
you
will
need
a
ged
or
a
high
school
diploma,
because
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
the
employer
partner
requirements,
so
we're
trying
to
circumvent
that
you'll
need
a
driver's
license.
J
So
we
have
not
taken
into
consideration
a
person's
immigration
status.
That
is
a
really
good
question.
So
what
I
did
consider
were
things
that
would
block
you
from
employment,
so
a
driver's
license
not
being
18
not
having
a
ged.
So
we
did
take
those
things
into
consideration.
That's
a
great
question:
okay,.
A
H
Oh
yeah,
no,
I
think
that's
a
definite
like
if
you,
if
you,
I
think
the
big
question
I
mean
we
even
went
back
and
forth
about
whether
or
not
the
ged
or
diploma
was
was
something
we
want
to
do.
There
are
great
people
who
don't
have
those.
What
we
heard
from
philly
with
with
clarity
is
on
the
whole.
Most
employers
are
not
willing
to
lower
the
bar
below
that.
H
H
But
the
program
is
so
intense,
like
young
people
were
too
tired
to
be
trying
to
do
ged
programs,
and
so
they
just
came
to
the
conclusion
like
we
need
to
say
you
gotta
do
this
first
and
then
come
in,
so
we
had
little
conversations
like.
Could
you
be
needing
to
finish
one
test
or
like
what?
What
what
where
but
but
the
reality
is
you
don't
want
to
set
people
up
to
do
fulfill
all
the
requirements
and
know
that
at
the
end
they
cannot
get
a
job
because
of
that
barrier.
H
So
we,
I
think,
that's
the
question
around
status
is
one
that
will
probably
need
to
like.
Also
look
with
that
same
thing.
Is
it
such
a
barrier
that,
at
the
end,
you
could
have
invested
all
your
time
and
energy
and
you
won't
be
able
to
get
a
job,
but
young
people
who
have
status?
There's
no
question
because
there's
there's
no
barrier
to
employment
for
those
young
people,
we
definitely
not
only.
H
J
M
A
A
M
H
What
part
of
where
we
were
coming
from
is
again.
We
don't
want
to
set
people
up,
yeah,
okay,
you
know,
and
so
we
got
we.
If
someone
were
to
come
through,
the
question
is:
could
we
direct
them?
Is
there
an
agency
that
we
could
direct
them
to
to
say
we
need
you
to
do
some
of
this
work
so
that
we
know
that
on
the
other
end,
when
you
celebrate
your
graduation
and
all
your
friends
are
going
like
you're,
not
stuck
with
a
credential
that
you
can't
use
so.
J
H
A
Yes,
yeah,
I
mean
I,
I
lean
into
the
systemic
every
single
time,
I'm
just
like.
Oh,
what
is
what
what
do
we
have
to
do
to
change
our
policy
in
the
city
that
you
know
that
that's
kind
of
like
what
I
lean
into
I'm
just
like?
How
are
we
not
right?
How
are
we
not
having
this
conversation?
Obviously
that's
an
incredibly
salacious
thing
to
say
in
this
meeting,
but
I
think
you
know
for
me
for
me,
I'm
just
like.
A
In
the
city
of
boston
and
when
we're
talking
about
our
policies
and
practices,
that's
the
kind
of
stuff
that
we're
talking
about
what
are
the
systemic
changes
that
we
need
to
make
to
remove
barriers
for
people.
When
I
was
a
street
worker,
I
worked
with
a
young
man
who
was
gang
involved,
who
also
didn't
have
his.
A
He
wasn't
a
citizen
and
every
time
that
we
tried
to
do
something
that
was
the
fight.
The
fight
was
they're
going
to
deport
him.
The
fight
was,
oh
president,
obama
passed
this
thing.
If
you
get
your
ged,
you
can
stay.
Let's
make
sure
that
you're
getting
your
ged
right,
like
you
have
to
nav
like
there
is
a
you
know,
a
lot
of
people.
A
I
just
filed
this
hearing
order
about
giving
people
who
have
legal
status,
immigrants
with
legal
status,
the
municipal
right
to
vote
and
a
lot
of
the
conversations
that
we're
hearing
is
oh
well,
then
people
are
going
to
be
dissentivized
from
becoming
citizens
and
I'm
like
people
become
citizens
because
they
don't
want
to
live
under
the
constant
threat
of
deportation,
not
just
so
they
can
vote
right.
Last
time
I
checked.
A
A
You
said
that
you
wanted
to
have
a
piece
of
it,
be
history
of
parks,
and
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
why
you
thought
that
was
important
right,
just
kind
of
like
the
buy-in
and
that
you
get
from
from
young
people
or
from
the
program
participants.
So
is
there
any
plan
or
vision
forward
to
include
kind
of
like
a
social
justice
curriculum?
A
E
A
Right
to
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
like
finding
your
place
in
community-
and
I
think
that
it's
there's
an
opportunity
right
to
like
embed
kind
of
like
a
social
justice
curriculum
to
talk
about
environmental
justice.
To
talk
about
climate
change.
To
talk
about
why
our
communities
are
going
to
be
hit
the
hardest
and
why
the
work
that
they're
doing
is
so
important
and
talk
about
the
impact
that
that
work
is
going
to
have.
Because
I
think
I
don't
only
think
that
it
embeds
a
purpose.
M
J
That's
such
a
cool
playground.
It's
like!
Why
can't
we
have
a
playground
like
that
in
the
neighborhood
that
I
live
in,
so
these
things
are
very
prominent
very
surface
for
me
and
I
think
that's
gonna
be
some
of
the
selling
point
that
will
get.
People
on
board
is
having
that
understanding
of
the
history
that
particular
aspect
of
the
history,
the
the
systemic
racism
that
has
been
a
part
of
the
ecosystem
and
the
deeper
I
go
down.
J
J
So
I
feel
like
having
a
social
justice
component
to
the
curriculum
is:
is
a
no-brainer,
especially
with
the
population
that
we're
serving
it
has
to
be,
and
I
feel
like
in
philly
you
could
chime
in
if
I'm
off
base
here,
but
I
I
didn't
see
what
their
curriculum
was.
I
don't
know
what
they
taught
their
program
participants
in
that
regard,
but
what
I'm
assuming
is
the
way
they
had
brought
in
that
had
to
be
a
part
of
it.
H
So
I
think
one
thing
worth
noting
is
that
we
will
make
all
of
the
stuff
that
we've
been
doing
in
the
environment
department
and
the
parks
department
available.
We
have
the
urban
heat
study
that
we've
done,
which
looks
at
the
history
of
redlining.
Why
some
neighborhoods
are
hotter
than
others.
The
urban
forest
plan,
which
we're
were
we
got
the
first
draft
like
yesterday,
so
we're
starting
on
that
and
that
also
again
looks
at.
Why
have
trees
been
supplanted
in
some
places
and
not
been
planted
in
other
places?
What
are
the
impacts
in
terms
of
health?
H
H
All
the
time-
but
you
know
we
do
have
a
lot
of-
I
got
curriculum
about
the
history
of
transportation,
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
and
I
also
in
the
parks
department.
We
actually
just
hosted
a
couple
weeks
ago,
a
lecture
from
professor
kofi
boone
on
black
landscapes
matter.
He
talked
about
the
both
the
positive
history
of
olmsted,
but
also
olmsted's
background
as
someone
who
would
not
hire
black
people
and
destroyed
some
black
communities
in
the
creation
of
central
park
and
other
parks.
So
just
really
that's
work.
H
You
know,
I
think,
to
daniel's
point.
We
are
aware
I
mean
I
like
last
night
we
were
just
at
a
meeting
and
one
of
the
big
critiques
is
like
we
need
to
diversify
the
leadership
and
you
know
in
our
own
departments
and
there's
a
lot
happening,
but
we're
hoping
that
this
also
helps
people
to
grow
and
move
within
the
departments
so
that
we
are
at
the
entry
level
all
the
way
up,
we're
more
reflective
of
the
diversity
of
the
city
of
boston.
A
O
Might
be
jumping
here
this?
This
is
a
really
great
point.
I
would
say
off
the
top
of
my
head:
there's
three
different
ways
that
we're
incorporating
environmental
justice
into
into
our
into
our
program.
You
know
and
on
one
hand
there
is
an
assault
fresh
in
my
mind,
by
the
way,
because
I
literally
just
gave
that
that
history
presentation
to
a
couple
new
crews-
sorry
to
our
new
ranger
crew
yesterday
that
are
training
to
fill
a
ranger
pipeline
here
in
our
city.
O
Just
yesterday,
that
dave
was
talking
about
so
I'd
say
right
off
the
bat.
We
do
do
this
history
presentation,
it's
about
the
value
of
parks
and
we
start
back
in
1682
when
philadelphia
was
founded
and
we
go
to
present
day
and
we
ran
out
a
whole
gamut
of
houses.
Fairmount
park
started
the
fairmount
park
commission.
Here
we
we
even
gave
a
shout
out
to
you
all
up
there.
Yesterday
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
boston,
commons
and
kind
of
did.
Who
did
the
the
american
public
park
first
kind
of
kind
of
conversation?
O
O
That
is,
that
is
all
about
access
and
inclusion
in
the
park
world
and
that's
even
just
a
little
taste
to
start
folks
off
thinking
about
this
something
we
learned
really
early
on.
If
we
were
gonna
go
through
all
this
trouble
to
try
to
talk
about
the
history
of
these
public
spaces,
it
had
to
be
relevant
for
our
members
that
we're
trying
to
engage.
O
You
know
our
1.0
version
of
that
presentation
was
was
honestly,
a
very
traditional
white
history
of
the
park
system
and
we've
added
on
pieces.
Every
cohort,
we've
added
on
some
new
pieces
or
done
more
homework.
In
fact,
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
material.
We
have
now
actually
came
from
numbers
themselves
who
went
and
did
their
own
research
they
engaged
in
activity.
O
What
we
call
power
talks
here,
which
is
sort
of
like
you,
can
think
about
it,
like
a
member,
gets
a
chance
to
do
a
guest
lecture
and
and
participates
in
presenting
something
that
they
care
about,
and
you
know
they're
passionate
about
and
that's
how
we've
actually
gotten
some
material
that
we've
added
is
getting
some
of
our
alumni
to
do
research.
So
there's
that's
a
very
small
example:
there
we
have
over
the
years,
used
a
more
formal
curriculum
about
environmental
education.
O
O
They
had
a
piece
that
was
specifically
about
environmental
justice
and
advocacy,
and
that
was
one
when
we
were
thinking
of
like
okay,
which
are
the
models
that
are
important
to
us.
We
picked,
you
know,
let's
do
sustainability,
one-on-one,
let's
do
water
resources
and,
let's
make
sure
we
get
environmental
justice
and
advocacy
in
there.
So,
there's
that
more
formal
curriculum
that
you
can
have
there
and
then
I'd
say
the
third
way
that
we
bring
this
topic
up.
O
O
You
know
projects
or
do
community
beautification
projects,
and
if
we
can
do
those
can
we
engage
organizations
that
are
led
by
people
of
color,
so
that
you're
as
a
member
you're,
getting
exposed
to
people
in
the
community
who
are
leaders
who
are
in
this
field
or
have
full-time
jobs
or
positions
that
are
in
this
field,
and
they
are
someone
you
can
relate
to
who
might
be
from
your
community
or
who
looks
like
you
or
who
identifies
with
your
background,
becomes
the
same
place
that
you
do
and
that
even
happens.
I
think,
on
a
daily
basis.
O
I
would
say
that
that
happens
through
through
exposure
to
our
own
staff.
If
you
look,
if
you
think
back
to
the
presentation
that
julia
gave
at
the
beginning
of
this
year,
that
was
on
our
our
program
and
on
our
stats
as
she
put
up
there,
that
30
of
our
full-time
staff
are
alumni
of
the
program.
90
of
our
of
our
leadership
specifically,
are
people
of
color
every
day
our
members
are
are
meeting
with
folks
who
are
already
in
this
industry
who
are
showing
them
you
can.
O
I
grew
up
a
couple
blocks
from
here
and
I've
never
come
to
this
park.
I
just
never
come
and
walk
this
trail
and
we'll
jump
into
the
conversation
of.
Why
is
that?
Why
is
that
you
know
structurally
systematically?
Why
is
that
that
you
don't
come
to
this?
This
amazing
asset
in
this
resource
in
your
neighborhood?
What
does
it
mean
for
you
to
be
involved
in
this
program
right
now?
O
How
can
how
does
it
benefit
your
community
in
your
own
life,
to
get
more
involved
with
this
work
right
now
and
actually
pursue
one
of
these
careers
and
what
we
would
call
you
know
a
green
job
or
a
job,
that's
related
to
sustainability
or
to
our
public
spaces.
So
you
know
those
are
that's.
What
I
would
say
are
sort
of
three
families
of
exposure
of
how
we
bring
environmental
justice
into
the
conversation.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
your
remarks.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
your
answers
to
my
questions.
I
think
you
know
there's
such
rich
history
there's
so
much
to
teach
in
the
city,
not
just
about
parks
and
why
things
are
this
way,
but
there's
like
such
a
big
history
of
resistance
from
community
members
and
reclamation
from
community
members,
around
parks
and
even
things
that
are
not
considered
parks
like
an
empty
lot
that
got
turned
into
a
community
garden,
and
so
this
idea
that
people
in
your
neighborhood
have
also
done
this.
A
A
B
B
If
you've
got
anything
to
add
on
on
that
piece,
because
I
think
we
talked,
we
talked
a
bit
in
the
sense
of
wouldn't
it
be
great
if
the,
if
we're
going
to
hire
private
contra
subcontractors,
that
they're
like
our
graduates-
and
so
that's
one
type
and
we've
been
talking
a
lot
about
tree,
work
and
stuff.
But
I
do
think
there's
other
ambitions.
We
probably
have
here
and
it'd
just
be
good
to
get
that
on
the
table
before
the
hearing's
over.
I
Yeah,
absolutely
so,
and
and
definitely
so,
we
went
down
the
list
and
looked
at.
Where
is
the
city
subcontracting
to
right?
So
all
the
stuff
doesn't
happen
overnight,
so
you're,
building
your
workforce
that
you're
training
and
wanting
to
bring
in-house
you
potentially
are
building
future.
You
know
business
owners
who
could
be
potential
subcontractors
in
the
future,
but
in
the
meantime
you
still
have
to
get
the
tree
work
done.
I
I
think,
commissioner,
woods
talked
about
almost
four
million
dollars
just
for
tree
care
going
out
so
who
are
they
going
out
to,
and
then
our
team
and
you
guys
and
dave
has
a
desert
person
on
already
starts
to
engage
them
and
say
what?
What
are
your
talent
needs?
What
are
your
pain
points?
What
are
your
high
turnover
positions?
You
know
all
the
things
that
we
just
talked
about
earlier,
that
the
the
city
itself
is
facing
in
terms
of
their
employees.
I
Those
private
sector
companies
are
also
seeing
a
similar
thing,
and
so
then
you
know
we're
doing
that.
Outreach
and
employer
engagement
and
working
with
them
to
really
understand
what
their
needs
are,
how
they
can
align
with
our
goals
and
missions
and
then
really
working
with
them
and
having
that
friend
conversation
about
you
know,
what
are
your
hiring
practices
like?
What
is
your
workplace
culture
like?
Are
there
improvements
that
could
be
made?
That
would
that
would
also
affect
positively
their
bottom
line.
I
So
you
know
at
this
day
and
age
the
great
resignation,
if
you're
not
a
great
place
to
work,
people
don't
want
to
go
to
work
for
you,
and
so
that
actually
can
be
used
quite
a
bit
to
your
advantage,
but
really
working
as
a
partner
with
that
employer
understand
what
their
needs
are,
because
there
is
a
lot
of
alignment
and
really
and
really
working
that
through
as
a
partner
with
those
employers
working
together
on
designing
that
training
is
huge.
Because,
again,
I
think
employers
get
asked
a
lot.
I
You
need
a
couple
champions
at
first
to
really
build
it
out
and
then
there's
some
healthy
competition
and
people
get
jealous
and
say:
hey
this
company
over
here
is
getting
these
great
workers.
You
know
and
and
use
that
you
know,
use
that
healthy
competition
to
your
advantage.
So
really
it's
about
co-designing
together.
Taking
that
approach
and
again,
I
think
everything
that
the
city
is
doing.
You
guys
are
modeling
that
for
also
the
private
sector.
I
So
as
you're
thinking
about
about
your
needs
and
your
policies
for
talent,
you
know
you're
modeling
what
you're
asking
them
the
private
sector
to
do
and
that
actually
brings
a
lot
of
weight
to
say:
you're,
not
just
putting
notice
on
the
private
sector
but
you're
walking
the
walk.
Also
that
we've
seen
that
we
have
huge.
You
know
leverage
in
terms
of
people
being
willing
to
to
come
to
the
table
and
work
together.
J
I
would
second
everything
that
julia
said.
I
would
also
add
that
we've
been
talking
to
a
few
different
private
sector
employers
to
see
what
the
market
looks
like.
What's
the
demand
or
what's
their
need,
what
are
their
pain
points?
What
would
we
be
able
to
train
for
within
the
window
that
will
have
our
program
participants
that
will
allow
them
that
entry
level
access
what
certifications
or
credentials
of
any
are
mandatory
that
we
can't
get
around
if
you
don't
need
a
degree.
J
So
what
are
some
of
those
kind
of
lower
hanging
fruit
items
that
we
can
can
can
grab?
So
we
were
in
touch
recently
with
federal
reserve
bank
around
building
operator
opportunities,
and
we
actually,
that
meeting
was
a
follow-up
to
a
bigger
meeting
with
a
number
of
folks
who
occupied
a
building
operator
space
and
there's
a
a
a
serious
need
for
folks
in
that
space
in
regards
to
employment.
They
have
an
aging
staff,
that's
aging
out.
J
They
don't
have
enough
people
currently
in
the
pipeline
to
fill
the
deficit,
that
they're
about
to
experience
and
are
very
interested
in
figuring
out
a
way
that
we
can
fast
track
some
folks
into
those
employment
opportunities
so
again
boiling
it
down
to
what
are
the
essentials.
Do
you
really
need
a
degree
from
this?
If
not
what
credentials
are
mandatory?
So
how
long
does
it
take
to
attain
one
of
those
credentials?
And
if
we
can
work
through
those
nuances
and
and
figure
out
a
six-month
package,
then
that's
what
we're
going
to
do.
J
We
also
were
in
touch,
and
I'm
very
confident
about
that.
They
they
they
instilled
the
confidence
in
me
based
on
the
need
that
they
have
and
the
understanding
of
what
you
actually
need
to
for
entry-level
access
employment.
And
it's
like
you,
don't
need
this
degree.
You
don't
need
five
years
of
training,
there's
certain
aspects.
They
need
this
this
and
this
and
you
can
get
that
within
six
months.
H
H
So
there's
a
desperate
need
for
people
who
can
help
them
figure
out
how
they're
going
to
make
these
green
improvements,
and
so
one
of
the
reasons
that
that
was
one
of
the
places
that
we
looked
is
that
the
berto
regulations
are
creating
a
market
that
didn't
always
exist
before
we're
happy
to
help
them
fill
that.
So
then
they
don't
end
up
paying
fines
to
the
city,
but
we're
able
to
send
them
folks
that
can
get
on
that
path
and
do
it.
H
So
I
think
that
is
one
pathway
that
philly
doesn't
currently
have,
but
that
made
a
lot
of
sense
for
us
because
of
the
way
that
regulation
is
moving
a
lot
of
companies
to
think
about
what
they
need
to
do
to
make
their
buildings
more
efficient
and
we
want
to
help
them,
and
we
want
to
help
them
do
that
with
young
people
in
the
city
of
boston.
So.
B
No
thank
you,
I
think
that's
just
so
important
and
I
just
think
that
we
too
often
as
government.
We
we
miss
those
lovers.
We
have
on
the
economic
side
and
you
know
it's
great.
It's
absolutely
true
that
we
often
you
know
we
have
to
be
the
model.
We
have
to
show
people
the
way,
but
I
think
that
when,
when
we're
only
thinking
about
the
public
sector,
space.
M
B
Not
asking
our
private
sector
folks
to
to
to
really
also
like
lead
hire.
Our
young
people
frankly
benefit
from
the
talent
of
our
young
people
right
and
and
and
recognize
that
you
know
it's,
that
those
have
to
be
good
jobs
and
also
right
that
there
have
to
be
actual
pathways,
like
dana
mentioned
earlier,
that
it's
not
just
the
entry
level
stuff.
I
just
think
I
think
it
would
be
a
huge
missed
opportunity
if
we
didn't
use
our
regulatory
opportunity
to
drive
when.
P
B
We
are
all
happy
about
the
career
trajectory
that
you
took
reverend,
so
I
don't
think
any
of
us
have
any
regrets
that
you
didn't
go
into
building
operations,
but
but
it's
but
it's
good
to
know
that
it's
great
jobs
and
that
you
guys
are
already
in
conversation
to
create
those
pathways
for
our
young
people,
because
I
you
know,
I'm
just
I'm
so
excited
about
this.
Like
I
said,
I'm
so
excited
that
the
council
was
able
to
support.
B
You
know
the
funding
so
that
we're
here
and
that
we're
we're
not
talking
about
something
that
you
might
want
to
do
we're
talking
about
something
that
you
are
doing.
That's
launching
in
may
davo,
I'm
astounded
by
just
how
much
work
you've
done
since
you
got
on
board
in
january,
and
you
know
I
think
it's
like-
I
think
it's
just
so
important
to
stress.
We
talked
at
the
beginning
of
the
hearing
about
kind
of
the
idea
that
this
can
be
a
program
that
both
serves
climate
justice
and
serves
racial
justice,
economic
justice
in
the
city.
B
But
I
think
I
think
that
the
core
really
exciting
thing
right
is:
is
the
agency
piece
where
it's
not
just
that
it's
not
like
we're
going
to
help
the
climate
and
our
city
meet
this
climate
for
the
climate
crisis
and
we're
going
to
help
these
young
people.
It's
that
our
young
people
are
going
to
own
the
work
of
the
city
meeting
the
climate
crisis
right
and-
and
I
think
when
we
talk
about
ownership.
B
That's
that's
such
a
deep
piece
of
what
I
hope
this
work
is,
and
I
think
relates
to
what
counselor
lara
was
talking
about
before
and
just
I.
I
think
that
it's
it's
such
an
exciting
opportunity
for
the
city
of
boston,
to
put
our
young
people
first
in
leading
us
on
this
and
so
really
excited
to
continue
to
support,
and
definitely
you
know
I.
B
J
436
forestry
related
employment
opportunities.
That's
the
field
we're
going
into
first,
indeed
had
48
and
simply
high
had
28,
so
we
got
just
about
500,
open
employment
opportunities
from
the
private
sector
in
the
forestry
space.
So
I'm
really
confident
and
this
pipeline
that
we're
building
there'll
be
some
great
opportunity
at
the
end
of
it.
Q
I
I
I'm
glad
that
this
works
now.
I
also
want
to
be
mindful
that
it's
usually
three
hours
for
a
hearing,
so
I'm
not
going
to
ask
a
lot
of
questions,
but
I
will
just
say
two
things:
one
is
moya,
which
is
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement
could
be
a
really
good
resource
to
figure
out
that
loophole,
and
I
know
that
director
cope
had
talked
about,
creating
a
program
specifically
designed
for
folks
who
are
undocumented,
so
they've
they've
already
figured
out
how
to
do
that
and
they've
talked
about
it
in
public
hearing.
Q
So
I'm
sure
it's
legal
to
talk
about
what
they've
done
so
reach
out
to
them
to
to
for
some
support,
and
then
the
other
piece
is
that
I'm
incredibly
encouraged
to
you
know
I
will
be
part
of
the
council
caucus
as
counselor
bach
just
mentioned.
Last
year
we
went
really
hard
on
youth
jobs,
green
jobs
and
all
of
that,
and
so
I
think
that
the
more
opportunities
we
can
showcase
the
work
that
you're
doing
the
easier
it
is
for
us
to
advocate
and
ask
for
more.
Q
The
line
item
that
we
secured
in
2021
was
300
000
for
a
new
line
item.
Then
mayor
janie
added
500
000
through
the
harper,
the
the
federal
relief
funds,
but
this
year
I've
already
put
in
for
I'm
asking
for
that
line
item
to
be
a
million,
and
I
think
that
there's
an
opportunity,
because
I
want
to
be
super
intentional
about
how
we
utilize
those
resources
the
next
round,
because
I
was
a
rookie
back.
Then
nobody
really
listened
to
me.
Q
Q
We
need
to
start
building
infrastructure
when
we're
looking
at
development
projects,
because
I
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
within
this
space
here
that
employment
opportunities
for
young
people
in
the
green
space.
How
do
we
create
like
wind
management,
madison
park?
All
of
these
folks
are
building
affordable
housing,
but
how
are
we
creating
a
pathway
for
these
young
people
to
actually
be
working
and
brimming
and
propping
and
grooming,
and
all
that
other
stuff
that
needs
to
happen
in
the
surrounding?
Q
So
there
needs
to
be
a
360
strategy
of
how
we're
going
to
implement
this
across
all
different
city
departments.
So
it's
not
just
one
one
place,
so
I
always
say
boston
is
resource
rich
and
coordination,
poor.
I
think
you
guys
have
a
model
that
will
disrupt
that
thinking.
So
thank
you
and
that's
all
for
me.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
mejia.
At
this
moment,
I
am
going
to
move
into
public
testimony.
I
think
that
we
have
one
person
who
signed
up
johanna
hines.
Is
that
correct?
You
can
go
to
one
of
the
podiums
in
the
on
each
on
either
side.
Typically,
public
testimony
is
two
minutes.
So
you'll
have
your
time.
A
N
N
I
am
a
member
of
the
charlestown
neighborhood
council,
which
is
an
elected
body
in
charlestown,
and
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
urban
forest,
I'm
so
hungry
after
three
hours,
the
urban
forest
mission
and
and
that's
been
a
great
I've
really
enjoyed
that.
So
I've
heard
and
learned
so
much
and
I'm
really
excited
about
these
efforts
because
they're
overdue-
and
I
understand
that
budgetary
concerns
have
you
know,
really
played
a
part
in
this.
N
And
so,
when
we
talk
about
green
infrastructure,
are
we
including
this
existing
tree
canopy?
And
if
so
again,
why
is
the
city
removing
one
of
its
greatest
assets?
Our
greatest
natural
resources,
this
tree,
canopy
that
we
have
today
a
proven
tool
for
mitigating
the
negative
effects
of
climate
change
from
its
own
land.
You
guys
talked
about
storm
water.
I
couldn't
agree
more
trees,
not
only
help
with
storm
water
without
them
we're
running
the
risk
that
we've
seen
in
other
cities
over
the
past
year
of
people
dying
in
their
basements
and
cars.
N
I
mean
that
is
like
hard
to
even
stomach,
but
also
boston
had
to
dump
over
a
ton
of
sewage
in
its
harbor,
our
harbor
because
of
the
storm
water,
and
that
comes
information
comes
from
the
top,
so
the
trees
we
have
today
are
working.
I
don't
know
why
we
are
not
spending
as
much
time
effort
and
money,
though
I
don't
think
it
would
cost
much
to
protect
the
ones
we
have
now.
N
The
reverend
who
I
commend,
because
your
job
is
not
easy
either,
and
I
saw
that
firsthand
last
night
at
that
meeting.
You
know
you
took
a
lot
on
and
you
were
very
you.
You
know
you
were
understanding.
You
were
honest.
You
gave
us
you
know
from
the
heart,
and
everybody
felt
that
including
myself,
but
what
I
heard
at
that
meeting
was
not
a
need
for
chainsaws
or
pruning.
N
What
I
heard
across
the
40
or
50
people
that
were,
there
was
a
cry
for
preservation:
let's
not
lose
54
trees
from
a
park
in
an
environmental
justice.
Neighborhood
and
a
question
I
have
for
councillor
bach
is:
can
you
imagine
that
ever
happening
in
the
public
garden?
They
would
never
say
ada
or
80
year
old
trees,
it
wouldn't
be
in
either
or
we
would
find
an
architectural
landscape
or
a
landscape
architect
that
figured
out
a
way
to
give
us
both
and
the
same
thing
is
happening
with
affordable
housing.
N
N
That
is
unacceptable
and
it's
unconscionable
to
be
in
a
climate
change
and
allow
that
to
happen
to
turn
a
blind
eye,
because
it's
easier.
There
are
ways
to
retrofit
those
buildings,
and
I
see
on
the
agenda
that
retrofitting
existing
buildings
was
mentioned,
and
I
would
just
like
to
say,
and
I'm
wrapping
it
up
now.
Sorry,
thank
you
in
regards
to
that
section
that
you
know
it's
not
too
late
to
correct
course.
N
Buildings
standing
there
today
with
courtyards
that
have
all
of
these
trees,
and
there
wasn't
even
an
inventory
done
to
determine
if
these
buildings
were
worth
preserving.
These
buildings
were
designed
by
a
landmark
architect
who
has
done
major
work
in
this
city.
These
are
mid-century
valuable
buildings
and
if
they
were
in
any
other
part
of
the
city,
they
would
be
retrofitted.
N
So
whether
or
not
you
agree
that
they
should
be
or
shouldn't
be,
the
in
the
footprint
of
knocking
them
down
and
making
more
cement
and
more
steel
and
shipping
it
over
when
what
we
have
are
good
bones
that
couldn't
and
ought
to
be
used.
That's
it.
It
just
feels
so
hypocritical,
but
again,
whether
you
agree
or
not,
they
weren't
inventoried
by
the
boston,
landmarks
commission
or
by
the
massachusetts
historic
commission
they're,
not
even
on
macros.
They
don't
exist,
okay,
so
then
this
is
the
last
thing.
N
How
am
I
doing
on
time?
I
was
here
for
three
hours:
I'm
gonna,
take
it
okay,
go
ahead!
So
and
again
I
don't
wanna
come
across
as
like
an
adversary.
I
need
you
guys
you,
you
know
like
I'm
out
there
doing
it
for
free.
You
guys
are
our
representatives,
but
I
want
to
support
you
because
I
can
tell
you
do
care.
I
know
I
wouldn't
be
here
for
three
hours.
If
I
didn't
feel
that
I
care
too,
I've
got
three
kids,
you
know
like
I,
don't
it's
not
for
me
like
it's.
N
What's
the
I
mean?
What's
the
point
like
so
so
a
group
of
us
from
that
group
and
and
other
groups,
I'm
involved
with,
have
created
a
petition.
It's
short
it's
going
to
be
circulated
next
week
and
I'd
like
to
just
read
it
too
quickly
because,
as
you
may
know-
and
I
hope
you
know-
if
you
don't
know
but
you'll
know
now-
60
of
boston's
urban
forest,
its
tree
canopy,
is
lives
on
private
land,
but
most
of
that
land
is
owned
or
managed
by
the
city.
N
So
we
can
protect
those
trees
and
we
should
especially,
if
we're
putting
all
this
money
into
all
this
stuff.
Right
like
let's
start
now,
we
can
okay.
So
here
it
is.
We,
the
undersigned
residents
of
the
city
of
boston,
hereby
request
a
moratorium
or
equally
strong
measure
to
immediately
suspend
the
removal
of
trees
in
fair
or
good
health
on
land
owned
or
managed
by
the
city
or
its
agencies.
Until
there
is
a
dually
deliberated
tree
ordinance
in
place
to
protect
and
preserve
what
remains
of
our
tree.
Canopy
trees
are
nature's
technology.
N
They
clean
the
air,
enrich
the
soil,
shade
us
from
the
sun
and
mitigate
the
urban
heat
island
effect.
Trees
require
open
space
on
which
to
be
planted
and
to
grow.
The
loss
of
our
tree
canopy
is
accelerating.
This
loss
is
not
recoverable
and
is
impacting
the
health
and
well-being
of
people.
Now
it
will
continue
to
harm
generations
of
residents
far
into
the
future.
N
N
N
I
don't
know
what
my
glasses,
that
is
in
early
stages,
but
these
will
take
years
to
finalize
and
implement
with
every
passing
day
there
will
be
fewer
trees
and
less
land
for
either
policy
to
address,
and
so
it's
for
these
reasons
that
we
the
undersigned
and
I
hope
to
have
thousands
soon
enough
of
this
petition
or
our
petitioning
for
a
suspension
of
tree
removal
on
property,
owned
or
managed
by
the
city
of
boston
until
reasonable
protections
can
be
enacted.
We
just
can't
wait
thanks.
A
B
As
you
say,
we're
past
five
o'clock
and
I'm
super
grateful
to
this
team
for
all
the
work
they
are
doing
separate
from
sitting
with
us
for
three
hours.
So
thank
you.
This
is
so
exciting.
I
think
it's
a
just
a
great
initiative
for
our
city
and
I'm
glad
the
mayor's
team's
moving
it
forward
and
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
collaborate.
So
thank
you
so
much
thank.
Q
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
want
to
give
a
really
really
warm
warm
send-off
to
our
folks
in
philly.
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
to
our
hearing.
Thank
you
so
much
for
sitting
with
us
on
zoom
for
three
hours
as
we
talked
about
this
program
and
for
all
of
the
work
and
education
that
you
did
with
staff
and
people
from
the
city
of
boston
to
make
this
a
reality,
we're
incredibly
grateful.
B
The
the
chief,
the
chief,
didn't
mention
that
in
our
unauthorized
tour
of
philadelphia,
which
was
not
funded
by
the
way
by
any
public
dollars,
julia
drove
us
around
in
our
station
wagon
to
see
the
site.
So
it's
really
the
and,
and
that
was
long
before
they
were
consulting
with
the
city.
The
philadelphia
team's
just
really
shown
us
a
lot
of
civic
friendship
in
this
process.